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District Administration, March 2013 Table of Contents

Cover Story

Homework or Not? That is the (Research) Question.
Alison DeNisco
Weighing the conflicting evidence.

Features

Feature

Reclaiming the Future for Students at Risk
Ron Schachter
New approaches to dropout prevention.
Social Studies On the Outside Looking In
Andrew Dyrli Hermeling
Redeeming the neglected curriculum.
Transitions to Digital Media
Susan McLester
Are school libraries on the way out?

District CIO

CIO News

Preparing Educators for Technology Integration
Dylan Fisher
A Certificate for 21st-Century Teachers
Alison DeNisco
Tablet Integration Takes Hold in School
Alison DeNisco

Feature

Network Infrastructure Requirements for Common Core Assessments
Andrew Dyrli Hermeling
Will your district pass the test?

Opinion

Supervisors Opinion

New Money and Old Challenges in the Golden State
Eamonn O'Donovan
District leader reviews funding options after Proposition 30.

Online Edge

Are Your Students Ready for Future Work?
Will Richardson
Teaching "transcendent" skills that will mark successful workers in the future.

Solutions

Administrator Profile

Empathy for All
Jen Chase
This southern superintendent thinks about struggling students in all she does.

District Profile

Serving Students with Special Needs and Gifted and Talented
Jen Chase
This Connecticut district ensures that students of all abilities succeed.

Briefings

News Update

States Strengthening Charter Laws, Report Says
Alison DeNisco
Evaluating Sources in a Wikipedia World
Alison DeNisco
Finally, some answers to the not-so-old student question—"Why can't I just Google it?"
Test Scores + Observations + Surveys = Effective Teacher Ratings
Alison DeNisco
Action Steps for the Common Core
Alison DeNisco
Adopting to Urban Enrolment Declines
Alison DeNisco
A Plan to Change N.Y. Education
Alison DeNisco
Administrators Must Push Statewide Reform, Report States
Alison DeNisco
Longer School Days to Close the Achievement Gap
Alison DeNisco
People Watch
Alison DeNisco
U.S. Dept. of Ed. Announces First International Strategy
Alison DeNisco

Departments

Product Focus
Math Software Evolves with Online, Visual-Driven Instruction
Lauren Williams
Noteworthy Books
Noteworthy Books
Lauren Williams
Recommended reading for district leaders.
New Products
New Products
Lauren Williams
The latest in software, hardware, books & materials, facilities and the internet.
From the Editor
Students Rating Teachers
Odvard Egil Dyrli
Assessing quality requires measures beyond test scores.
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