Ed Finkel

Articles by Ed Finkel

The Virginia Beach Landstown High School and Technology Academy administration confers with lead teachers on the five dozen professional development opportunities offered to its faculty this past February.
But can they do it all? And at what cost?

District Administration, May 2012

Chris Comstock, Gooding High School principal, sitting in background, teacher Stefanie Shaw, standing, and Heather Williams, Gooding School District superintendent, discuss at-risk high school students’ intervention plans in the Milepost SIS program.
Districts demand integrated solutions, in addition to parent portals and mobile access—all while saving costs.

District Administration, April 2012

A new IB Career-related Certificate program will pair academic rigor and international focus with technical training.

District Administration, March 2012

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation offers struggling districts a pot of gold—but with strings attached.

District Administration, February 2012

Singapore girls
China, Finland and Singapore are creating stronger students—and finally inspiring American educators to take action.

District Administration, January 2012

They provide economies-of-scale on hardware, networking and storage capability.
Missouri grants district two-and-a-half years to turn around academic performance—or else.

District Administration, Nov/Dec 2011

Districts learn shortcuts in building an infrastructure that keeps up with demands for new technology, but doesn't cost a fortune.

District Administration, October 2011

A Web-based computing environment means fewer hardware purchases and a tremendous cost savings.
How will the state’s new education commissioner and governor impact K12 momentum?

District Administration, September 2011

Historic tensions are softening, allowing cooperation to take root, so long as funding doesn't become a distraction.

District Administration, June 2011

Mainstreaming, population shifts, early intervention and budget cuts create challenges and opportunities for district leaders.

District Administration, Apr 2011

Using graduate data to assess achievement in K12.
District administrators in Wisconsin would appreciate greater management leeway in negotiations with teachers' unions, but many say the collective bargaining restrictions crafted by Gov. Scott Walker and the republican-controlled legislature go too far.

SIDEBAR, Apr 2011

The New York City DOE shares data with CUNY and works toward a K16 model.

SIDEBAR, Jan 2011

A hope to train new immigrants to better meet their children’s needs.

District Administration, Jan 2011

Facing what they see as a potential blow to parents in the "Blueprint for Reform," advocates for parent involvement in schools push back.

District Administration, Nov 2010

Educators seek new strategies to address persistent achievement gaps and discrimination against African-American students.

District Administration, Oct 2010

Critics say recent state immigration policies are segregating schools.

District Administration, Sep 2010

The Great Recession compels school districts to teach dollars and sense.

District Administration, Jul 2010

The next generation of standardized testing will focus on critical thinking skills.

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