Research has shown that school leadership is one of the most important influences on student learning, and thus, a critical factor for improving the life and educational outcomes of children and the broader economic conditions of nations. However, despite strong empirical evidence showing the importance of investing in school leadership, actual investment by governments and systems has declined in the last two decades. This, coupled with a seismic shift in how we think about learning and schooling in the face of an ever-changing future, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has left many schools and systems deficient of the necessary leadership needed to nurture future-fit educators and learners as they navigate a path of increasing uncertainty.
ALL-IN’s Vision
ALL-IN seeks to increase the quantity of future-fit school leaders to support schools and systems in their transitions toward resilient and future-thriving learning environments that maximize learner outcomes and well-being for a brighter, more equitable, and inclusive future for our children and our world.
ALL-IN’s Mission
ALL-IN is an action-oriented global community of practice of education leadership experts – including program providers, academics, practitioners and policymakers – that support and enable research, collaboration, program design, and policy advocacy to develop future-fit school leaders and, ultimately, influence sustainable education reform to create healthy, thriving and equitable learning ecosystems that benefit the learners of today and the future.
ALL-IN’s Theory of Action
Over the next five years, ALL-IN commits to achieving its mission through three strategic pathways: (1) research, (2) program support, and (3) advocacy, with a deep and intentional focus on supporting the development of school leaders in under-served contexts, as well as incubating emerging school leadership programs and research aimed at close systemic equity gaps to improve outcomes for all children.