Angela Pascopella

Articles by Angela Pascopella

District Administration, October 2011

District Administration, September 2011

A Denver District Judge heard arguments in Lobato v. state of Colorado, the first-ever "adequacy case" in Colorado’s history.

SIDEBAR, September 2011

President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Peter C. Groff recently spoke with District Administration.

District Administration, Jul 2011

Advice for new superintendents about to start their jobs.
New regulations under the California Parent Empowerment Law give parents further rights to change low-performing schools.
Frank Costanzo
Frank Costanzo, superintendent of the Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) School System, partnered with emergency personnel just minutes after an F4 tornado ripped through the county.

District Administration, June 2011

As enrollment increased rapidly in the Humble (Texas) Independent School District, administrators found a way to keep standards high.

District Administration, May 2011

Michele Hancock, recently hired superintendent of Kenosha (Wis.) Unified School District No. 1, is transforming all practices, programs and policies to ensure they meet the needs of all students.

District Administration, Apr 2011

DA editors look back over 15 years at the tenure of the men and women who have led the 10 largest districts in the nation.

District Administration, Mar 2011

The resolution that Gallo and the Central Falls Teachers' Union agreed upon.
The American Institute of Architects honors a few buildings that reveal environmental stewardship.

District Administration, Feb 2011

Districts employ a variety of programs to address surging ELL enrollment—and dropout rate.
Social networking has become a quick and efficient way for K12 administrators to gain professional development.

SIDEBAR, Feb 2011

SIDEBAR, Jan 2011

A U.S. Department of Education forum aims to ensure parent and community engagement becomes part of a district’s system.

District Administration, Nov 2010

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.
Recent news reports of potential bias and discrimination against Muslims bring calls for teaching Islam in public schools.
The Recovery Act has given a boost to shovel-ready, energy-efficiency projects in districts across the nation.

District Administration, Oct 2010

New report reveals that college students are not so media savvy when it comes to discriminating between credible sources online.

SIDEBAR, Sep 2010

Top administrators don’t see the kind of salary increases they did just a year ago.

District Administration, Sep 2010

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

District Administration, Jul 2010

DA Senior Editor Angela Pascopella recently caught up with U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.
A recent report out of Northwestern University, "Trust Online: Young Adults' Evaluation of Web Content," finds college students take for granted online information, pointing to the need for public schools to teach these skills.

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