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Students Need Stable District Leadership

Feature
In more than one big city school district, including now Seattle, superintendents who have put smart reforms in place, yielding positive results for students, have been removed too soon.
Tom Payzant
District Administration, Mar 2011
Tags: 
high-risk
student achievement
superintendents

Going Out of Print

Feature
School libraries of the future could be light on books and heavy on digital resources.
Ed Wetschler
District Administration, Feb 2011
Tags: 
21st-century learning
budgets
ebooks
enhancing education through technology
media specialists

Wanted: Creative Guidance Counselors

Student Counsel
New options for students require more flexibility and inventiveness from their counselors.
Christopher Griffin
District Administration, Feb 2011
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counselors
Student Counsel

When Should Districts Observe Religious Holidays?

News Update
Some districts are finding that whether or not to include religious holidays on the academic calendar should be determined by what works best for each individual community.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Feb 2011

Missouri District Sports New Electric-Powered Trucks

News Update
Lee's Summit (Mo.) R-7 School District has become the first district in the United States to operate an all-electric distribution fleet.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Feb 2011
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green schools

Proposed Bill Would Create a Nation of Bilingual Students

News Update
Many language advocates are hoping to see the Elementary and Secondary Education Act promptly picked up by the 112th Congress in January—with the Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act included.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jan 2011
Tags: 
budgets
ESEA
funding
NCLB
reauthorization

Holding on to Parent Voices

Feature
Facing what they see as a potential blow to parents in the "Blueprint for Reform," advocates for parent involvement in schools push back.
Ed Finkel
District Administration, Jan 2011
Tags: 
involvement
NCLB
reauthorization

Resilience and Academic Success

Crisis Response
What can schools do to help create resilient students?
Scott Poland
District Administration, Jan 2011
Tags: 
counselors
crisis response
high-risk

Wanted: Supermen and Superwomen

Professional Opinion
Waiting for Superman portrays an unrealistic view of the nation's public schools.
Agustin Orci
District Administration, Jan 2011
Tags: 
teacher
union

New Study Explores the Changing Face of the Superintendent

News Update
A decade since it last did so, the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) has again revealed the ever-changing characteristics of school administrators.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jan 2011
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AASA
superintendents
technology

Shocking the System with Emerging Technologies

News Update
Startl, is a new nonprofit organization promoting the proliferation of new media in education.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Nov 2010
Tags: 
21st-century learning
enhancing education through technology

People Watch

News Update
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Nov 2010
Tags: 
bullying
funding

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

New Teachers Need Support

Supervisors Opinion
They have a broader range of needs than just curriculum and instruction.
Eamonn O'Donovan
District Administration, Nov 2010
Tags: 
teacher

The Rise of the Rest

Professional Opinion
Increasing attention to the nurturing of gifted students should be a national imperative.
Sarah Jerome
District Administration, Nov 2010
Tags: 
funding
student achievement

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