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Amada Torres

Amada Torres is vice president for studies, insights, and research at NAIS.

Articles:

  1. Back to School: Understanding the New Student Population
  2. A Tougher Educational Landscape Pushes Schools to Rethink Their Budgets
  3. The Impact of School Choice on Financial Sustainability
  4. Charter School Parents and Their Perceptions of Independent Schools
  5. Financing a Private School Education
  6. State of the Diversity Practice in Independent Schools
  7. Leadership Challenges at Public and Independent Schools
  8. Student Engagement at Independent Schools
  9. The State of Headship
  10. SAT Scores at NAIS Member Schools
  11. Teaching Citizenship in American High Schools
  12. The Big Picture: Hiring & Retention in Independent Schools
  13. Boardroom: Why Trustees Join Independent School Boards
  14. Head of School Compensation and the Legal Landscape
  15. Research Insights: Understanding Teacher Attraction and Retention
  16. Sustaining Leadership: New Head Turnover Research
  17. Research Insights: Findings from the Latest NAIS Governance Study
  18. Independent Schools and the SAT
  19. Measuring Student Engagement
  20. Confident in Their College Prep
  21. Research Insights: Why Parents Choose Independent Schools
  22. New NAIS-Gallup Report on Student Outcomes
  23. People of Color and White Women in Headship
  24. What Independent Schools Can Learn From New Education Models
  25. The State of Hiring at Independent Schools
  26. Research Insights: Understanding the Head-Board Chair Relationship in Independent Schools
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