A decade of studies have confirmed the obvious: no amount of effective leadership in improving mathematics, science, and technology education (MSTE) at the local level will produce lasting or significant changes in a state's system of education. State-level change requires state-level leadership focused on state-level goals.
The tools listed below were designed to guide the thinking of leaders who are considering involvement in state-level improvement of education. They help leaders to identify their level of understanding of the state's education system, to consider high-level strategies that have resulted in changes state systems, and to elect leadership activities that are consistent with those high-level strategies.
Involvement in Education: A Diagnostic Tool
This tool raises questions about the nature and status of eight aspects of the state's education system.
Ten Principles for Maximizing Influence on State-Level Reform
This tool identifies strategies that have proved useful in leveraging education change at the state level.
Ten Leadership Roles in Education Reform
This tool identifies specific forms of leadership activity that have been effective in producing state-level education reform.