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It is not enough for state commissioners, district superintendents, principals, assistant principals, teacher leaders and others to have extensive knowledge about schools, curriculum and instruction. To be effective, today’s leadership must know how to bring about lasting change that will improve education for students. Doing this requires innovative ideas and solid content knowledge; but, just as importantly, it requires an understanding of the dynamics of change and how they could affect desired reforms. This aspect of bringing about change is often ignored, to the peril of accomplishing school improvement goals. Resources in this section are devoted to how leaders at all levels of the system – state, district, school – set and communicate a clear and coherent direction in order to promote and sustain organizational change and learning gains. Under this category are the following topics: