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June 12, 2026
Principals are stretched thin. Teachers with the skills to lead are often never asked to. And that gap often shows up in classrooms.
In this conversation, Dr. Lindsay Whorton of The Holdsworth Center and Dr. Joshua Barnett of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) dig into a straightforward idea with big implications. When schools give expert teachers real leadership roles, everyone benefits: Teachers grow, principals get relief and students get better support.
Sign up to be part of the dialogue on July 15 at 1:00 pm Central.