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Arrests and Federal Reviews Bring Attention to Wake County

News Update
Many fear resegregation will occur in the Wake County (N.C.) Public School System after it changed busing policy.
KeriLee Horan
District Administration, Sep 2010
Tags: 
at-risk
student achievement

ACLU Appeals Single-Sex Classroom Decision in Louisiana

News Update
The ACLU appealed a case against the Vermilion Parish (La.) Public School District for instituting gender-separate classes.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jul 2010
Tags: 
student achievement

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Randall Collins
District Administration, Jul 2010

District Tackles Text-Messaging Policies

News Update
Text messaging while driving in Lee County (Fla.) Public Schools is prohibited.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jul 2010
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safety

Reforms Aplenty

From the Editor
In just one year, there have been more education reforms proposed and enacted than in the preceding decade.
Judy Faust Hartnett
District Administration, Jul 2010
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NCLB
teacher evaluation

Professional Development in an Era of Budget Cuts

News Update
We asked our advisory panel of administrators what their districts are doing for professional development as they face tighter budgets.
Eric A. Clayton
District Administration, Jul 2010
Tags: 
funding
online

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District Administration, Jul 2010

New Study Shows Racially Segregated Schools Not Equal

News Update
A new study reports poor performance of minority students, regardless of race or ethnicity, in schools that have mostly minority students since NCLB implementation.
KeriLee Horan
District Administration, Jul 2010
Tags: 
achievement gap
at-risk
Latinos
NCLB
student achievement

Maps to Develop Sophisticated Tests

Feature
SIDEBAR, Jul 2010

Harvard Study Examines Teacher Effectiveness

News Update
A new study reveals that teacher effectiveness is not only unrelated to the college the teacher attended, but also that teacher effectiveness peaks after 10 years.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jul 2010
Tags: 
teacher evaluation

Keeping Schools Safe During Tight Budget Times

Feature
School leaders cannot justify doing school safety on the cheap.
Kenneth S. Trump
District Administration, Jul 2010
Tags: 
safety

Wind Power Comes to Illinois Districts with Landmark Legislation

News Update
Three school districts in Illinois have bonded together to be in the business of wind power.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, Jul 2010
Tags: 
green schools

California Education Timeline

Feature
SIDEBAR, Jul 2010

Unleashing a Quiet Revolution

Conversations
DA Senior Editor Angela Pascopella recently caught up with U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, Jul 2010

School Health Has Many Faces

District Profile
Last year, Arkansas gave Springdale (Ark.) Public Schools an award for wide-ranging policies and educational programs that promote the health of students, their families, and school staff.
Mary Johnson Patt
District Administration, Jul 2010
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healthy schools

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