Principals are often the most important instructional leaders in high schools. Indiana's high school graduation rate is 81 percent. According to the Indiana Youth Institute, that rate rose seven percent in the past three years. However, there are still a lot of low performing high schools in...

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett says it's vital that high school students know what's expected of them, as they prepare to enter college and the job market. The push is on to make more Indiana communities economic development centers, and that takes well-educated and...

Indiana principals are feeling the demand for greater accountability and student achievement. One public high school in Marion County is embracing change and experimenting with what could become the new standard for more project-based learning. In part four of The Principal Factor, WFYI's Sharon...