It's back-to-school time, which means some in the media have gone back to asking: "What's wrong with our schools? And how can we fix it?"

The California Legislature approved a bill Tuesday that will require children to reach their fifth birthday by Sept. 1 to enroll in kindergarten. The passage came on the last night for lawmakers to pass bills to send to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The...



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San Francisco State University has no obligation to refund a student additional fees it charged after CSU trustees approved a last-minute tuition increase last year, a San Francisco court has decided. The judgment marked the first time a court has weighed in...



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Ask any University of California undergrad where he comes from, and the answer - with 94 percent certainty - will be somewhere between San Diego and Crescent City. That may soon change. UC should recruit higher-paying students from out of state over the next...



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Oliver was recently promoted to lead a business unit at his company. Chloe is a regional director of operations. Both are at a pivotal point in their careers: skillfully leading a function or division is not only critical for their own personal success, but also to the success of the organization.

Putting the right people on a team doesn't guarantee success. The most effective, high-performing teams are committed to learning.

Dealing with problems has been, understandably, the top priority for most executives, senior managers and HR professionals in recent years. But, if you haven't been paying much attention to your top talent, go-to experts and in-the-pipeline leaders, it's time to start.

Dr. Sally Shumaker, senior associate dean for research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, is passionate about translating the science of biomedical research into real-world patient care.

Leadership in a time of uncertainty, downsizing and economic decline is much more complex, gut-wrenching and emotionally draining than in boom times. In today's environment, effective leaders need to do much more than the traditional planning, organizing and controlling of the past.

Innovation and creativity are needed to solve problems, develop new products and services, and spur economic and societal well-being. But is American creativity declining?

Feedback-intensive programs have been at the heart of CCL's work for more than thirty-five years. What is involved and is there a "right" time to go?

CCL's Gina Eckert discusses the unexpected leadership relevance of Star Trek's Captain Picard.

How do talented managers develop into effective senior leaders? Extraordinary Leadership: Addressing the Gaps in Senior Executive Development proposes some groundbreaking answers, providing strategies and tools to round out leadership skills and create a steady pipeline of top executives.

Center for Creative Leadership research finds improvements in employee satisfaction and job commitment during a tough economy.

If you have an interest in the work style of Millennials and how they differ from other generations, 12 articles in a special issue of the Journal of Business and Psychology, edited by David Altman and Jennifer Deal of the Center for Creative Leadership, thoroughly explore the subject.

It's very possible for people to change and become more effective professionals in the process. In a BusinessWeek.com column, CCL CEO John Ryan explores how to encourage them to do it.

CCL senior vice president Bill Pasmore explores the importance of aligning leadership development with long-term strategy in "Who Will Run Your Company?", which appears in the Summer 2010 issue of Conference Board Review.

When the Center for Creative Leadership's flagship Leadership Development Program (LDP)® rolled out in June in its revised format, it included a new broad-based personality assessment - the WorkPlace Big Five Profile 4.0™.

Alabama schools have been having a rough time of it, and it only looks like it's going to get rougher. The Cotton State recently came in last place in the federal Department of Education's Race to the Top grant competition. And a steadfast global recession combined with the Gulf Coast oil spill this summer have put a severe strain on the state's tax receipts, the primary source of revenue for Alabama's education system, forcing several school systems to take out private loans just to make it through the year.

What if students attended school all year? One Wisconsin teacher thinks that could be a way to improve student grades and fix the nation's public school system.