http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203576771;27321350;a?http://gem.compaq.com/gemstore/sites/k12/q32133print/index.asp?jumpid=ex_r3962_link/kimps/smb/3Q08PS/K12/DistrictAdministrationDistrict Administration Education News Identification Service.(c) 2006, Professional Media Group, All rights reserved.10The State Education Department has sent school districts a memorandum strongly recommending that they not ask for information that might reveal the immigration status of enrolling students.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=556059/2/2010 12:00:00 AMShould they use it now to rehire staff members, or hold onto it for next year, when Ohio faces a possible $8 billion budget shortfall that could trigger cuts in state aid to schools?http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=556049/2/2010 12:00:00 AMState representatives disagreed on Alabama's Race to the Top application and other policy decisions.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=556039/2/2010 12:00:00 AMState officials are unsure how to interpret the results — calling them a mixed bag, from grade to grade and subject to subject.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=556029/2/2010 12:00:00 AMFlorida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink called for stronger pre-K programs, dropout prevention initiatives and performance-based compensation for teachers, as she unveiled her education reform plan.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=556019/2/2010 12:00:00 AMDuncan, travelling aboard a huge, blue-and-gold bus, pulled up in front of Portland's King Middle School.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=556009/2/2010 12:00:00 AMSchundler says he did make the mistake and can accept being fired for that. But Christie says Schundler was dismissed for not telling the governor the truth about what happened.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555999/2/2010 12:00:00 AMSen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, said that TEA officials have cut a $10 million appropriation for the seat belt law to $3.6 million, ignoring the decision of the Legislature to help jump-start the program when it goes into effect this month.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555989/2/2010 12:00:00 AMThere is nothing resembling a rigorous, Consumer Reports-like analysis of schools, let alone of individual teachers. That, however, may be starting to change.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555979/2/2010 12:00:00 AMThe Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield, which will be the first statewide virtual school in New England to serve students from kindergarten to high school, opens today.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555969/1/2010 12:00:00 AMThe four individuals face charges in Michigan's 36th District Court in Detroit, stemming from alleged use of DPS funds for retail and home improvement purchases.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555959/1/2010 12:00:00 AMThe state approved an increase in the charter schools cap to 460 from 200.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555949/1/2010 12:00:00 AMAn audit finds that the founding principal at NEW Academy Canoga Park allegedly misused or misappropriated money, depositing funds into an Ameritrade account and claiming payments to a nonexistent company.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555939/1/2010 12:00:00 AMBullying has taken a technological turn in Washington, and officials at Oak Harbor School District are looking for ways to control it. Under a proposed new policy, that may mean seizing students' cellphones with probable cause.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555929/1/2010 12:00:00 AMThe schools are considered by the state to be among the 188 worst schools in California.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555919/1/2010 12:00:00 AMA global recession combined with the Gulf Coast oil spill this summer have put a severe strain on the state's tax receipts, the primary source of revenue for Alabama's education, forcing several districts to take out private loans.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555909/1/2010 12:00:00 AMStandards-based school reform didn't come out of nowhere. It's rooted in the relentless system of grading that we all went through in school.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555899/1/2010 12:00:00 AMThe Senate president and Senate Majority Leader sent a letter to Gov. Chris Christie requesting that he apologize for his “disparaging and partisan attack on federal education officials” following the state’s error on the Race to the Top application.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555889/1/2010 12:00:00 AMA review of New Jersey’s state education spending is due Wednesday, but Gov. Chris Christie said he has advised the education department not to release the report because it could hurt the state in a current legal challenge.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555879/1/2010 12:00:00 AMIn contrast with medical research, we haven't invested in education research, so we don't know nearly enough about what works.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555868/31/2010 12:00:00 AMThe long-awaited first day of school arrived Monday as some students started the year in new state-of-the-art buildings like West Towson in Baltimore County.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555858/31/2010 12:00:00 AMAs schools start this fall, Rock the Vote wants every student to have a new favorite subject - Democracy Class. The lesson engages students with music and pop culture, a mock election, and a step-by-step walkthrough of the voter registration process.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555848/31/2010 12:00:00 AMThe Walnut Festival Run is back. After years on hiatus, the once popular event tied to the city's September festival will be held Sept. 12 in downtown Walnut Creek, with an 8 a.m. start. Net proceeds will be distributed to individual Walnut Creek schools.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555838/31/2010 12:00:00 AMThis month, as students began to trickle into classrooms, CNN listened to the ideas of award-winning teachers at public schools across the country.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555828/31/2010 12:00:00 AMAccording to federal statistics, regular school districts had median total revenues of $11,259 per pupil and median current expenditures of $9,509 per pupil.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=555818/31/2010 12:00:00 AM