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A School District's Rise from Mediocrity

News Update
A North Carolina district, which was plagued with underperforming schools in the 1990s, revamped its leadership, instruction and culture to be a class act for the 21st century—and an example for other districts.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, Nov 2010
Tags: 
achievement gap
school boards
student achievement

Finding New Solutions for ELL Assessments

News Update
Current assessments have been criticized because they are said to be unfair for ELL students. Enhanced Assessment Grants are aimed at curbing this academic impasse.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Nov 2010
Tags: 
AASA
assessment
Latinos
NCLB

Product Focus

Product Focus
More choices for student response systems.
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
District Administration, Oct 2010

Showcasing STEM Careers

News Update
A new Web video series shows students where their interests in math and science can lead them in terms of a college education and careers.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
global competition
STEM

K12 Schools Must Fill New Literacy Gaps

News Update
New report reveals that college students are not so media savvy when it comes to discriminating between credible sources online.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
media specialists
online learning

Kentucky Opens its Largest School

News Update
Warren County (Ky.) Public Schools opened the state's largest school to address the district's growing size.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
bonds
green schools

LA Unified Opens Most Expensive School Complex

News Update
LAUSD builds $578 million school complex.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
bonds

Making Your Schools Future-Proof

Feature
Administrators plan ahead by implementing flexible technology now to prevent major overhauls later.
Alan Dessoff
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
budgets
cloud computing
consortium
technology plans
whiteboards
wireless

Broadening K12 Curriculum in ESEA Reauthorization

Professional Opinion
Recommendations for how the federal government can better support a well-rounded education for each child.
David Griffith
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
NCLB
reauthorization

Connecting Curriculum with Community

Feature
Service learning projects apply academic skills and knowledge to address real-life issues.
Susan Gonsalves
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
safety
Spanish
technology

On Top of the Race, but Under the Radar

Conversations
Director of Race to the Top Joanne Weiss
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Oct 2010

Online Content Is the Future and Is Free

Archive
It takes real leadership to move in this direction.
Cathleen Norris and Elliot Soloway
District Administration, Oct 2010

The Price of a Good Education

Feature
Do per-pupil expenditures equal school success?
Ron Schachter
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
assessment
budgets
salary
superintendents
teacher

Applying Service Learning to Technology

Feature
SIDEBAR, Oct 2010

A Small District's Big Innovator

Feature
Technologically savvy and a voice for rural school leaders—meet Bradford Saron.
Kevin Butler
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
document cameras
iPad
laptops
online learning
technology plans
wireless

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