Learn Magazine: Spring 2023, Issue 6
Cover Story | Celebrating 30 Years of LIFTS
Leadership Initiative for Tomorrow’s Schools
In the early 1990s, UB Distinguished Professor Stephen L. Jacobson knew there was a leadership problem in Western New York’s K-12 schools. Local school districts could easily hire administrators, like principals and superintendents. But it was difficult to identify and retain true school leaders, qualified for and capable of tackling current and future issues in the field of education. After countless conversations and extensive research, Jacobson came up with an answer to the issue.
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Spring 2023 • Issue 6
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