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In a Diverse District, a College Culture Is Born

Maria Ott led Rowlands Unified School District through a major transformation to improve teaching and learning, supported by the Ball Foundation.

Jennifer Elise Chase

District Administration, March 2012

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college readiness

reading

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St. Louis Schools are Near Accreditation, Supt. Tells State Board

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 5:09pm

St. Louis Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams showed the Missouri Board of Education data Tuesday indicating the city's school system is just a few students shy of receiving the academic point needed to regain accreditation.

stltoday.com

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CPS Reading Scores Up, But Not by Much, From 7 Years Ago

Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 5:41pm

Chicago Public Schools finally showed some real progress in reading on national test results released Wednesday, but only compared to how its students fared at least seven years ago.

Chicago Sun times

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Encouraging Reading from the Top-Down

News Update

To encourage curiosity in reading among students, Superintendent Edythe Austermuhl mingles with students in their classrooms, hold informal book talks, and find new readings.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, September 2011

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Celebrate the Freedom to Read During Banned Books Week

News Update

Banned Books Week raises awareness to protect access to books.

Courtney Williams

District Administration, September 2011

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media specialists

reading

reading curriculum

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A Bright Future in K12 for e-Book Readers

Product Focus

A guide to one segment of education technology

Kurt Eisele-Dyrli

District Administration, September 2011

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21st-century learning

ebooks

enhancing education through technology

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New Products

The latest in hardware, software, books & materials, facilities and the Internet.

Kurt Eisele-Dyrli

District Administration, June 2011

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Building better readers through technology

Custom Publishing

Lexia Reading instantly assesses students' weaknesses and gets them help fast

District Administration Custom Publishing Group

Lexia, May 2011

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The United States Receives Average Rankings from PISA

News Update

The United States remained just average in reading and science, while lagging a bit in mathematics, according to the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, Jan 2011

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