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District Administration, May 2010 Table of Contents

Cover Story

SPECIAL REPORT: States of Debate: Lone Star
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
In education, Texas has been a source of both controversy and innovation. The First of a Three State Series.

Features

Feature

Power to the Students!
Ron Schachter
Student empowerment is becoming a catchword—and a way of life—on campuses around the country.
Race for Reform
Ericka Mellon
Terry Grier, the new superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, moves quickly to improve teacher quality and student performance.
Department of Education Revives Civil Rights Office
Ed Finkel
Los Angeles and 31 other districts undergo federal compliance reviews.

Opinion

Crisis Response

Cyberbullying Continues to Challenge Educators
Scott Poland
Administrators need to take concrete steps to address this behavior.

Supervisors Opinion

No Time for Old Tactics
Eamonn O'Donovan
Management and unions must work together in the face of an unprecedented funding crisis for public schools.

Professional Opinion

Improving Literacy from a Different Angle
Alisha Hyslop
Career and technical leaders have made reading and writing skills a top priority.

Solutions

District Profile

Improving Teacher Recruitment, Evaluation and Training Systems with Assistance from Business
Kevin Butler
Pittsburgh Public Schools was the focus this year of a competition at UC Berkeley in addition to winning a $40 million grant from the Gates Foundation for their Empowering Effective Teachers initiative.

Administrator Profile

Increasing Attendance Through Asthma Prevention
Jennifer Elise Chase
Superintendent Richard Middleton of San Antonio's (Texas) North East Independent School District knew that by increasing attendance rates his district would receive more state education funding.

Problem/Solution

Problem/Solution
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
Individualizing Instruction with Technology

Briefings

News Update

K12 Groups Protect Open Membership Policies
Marion Herbert
Group hopes to uphold the right of a public school to deny recognition to a student organization that does not comply with the school's open membership policies.
People Watch
Marion Herbert
Unprecedented Move for Environmental Literacy
Marion Herbert
Proposed No Child Left Inside bill would create room in the education budget for environmental education.
Blending Character Education with Curriculum
Janice Rice
Students' performance is enhanced when setting personal goals is integrated into a seventh-grade mathematics curriculum.
Career-Oriented Curriculum Delivers Critical Skills
Marion Herbert
An increasing number of students are finding themselves mingling among professionals with internships in local businesses—the culmination of a work-based learning curriculum.
Following the Money
Marion Herbert

Departments

From the Editor
Count Us In
Judy Faust Hartnett
School boards face increasing challenges in these tough economic times including more federal mandates, charter school initiatives and a lack of alignment with community expectations.
New Products
New Products
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
The latest in hardware, software, books and materials, facilities and the Internet.
Product Focus
Product Focus
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
Multifunction printers add K12 tools.
Conversations
Strong in Her Convictions
Angela Pascopella
Superintendent of Central Falls (R.I.) Schools Frances Gallo
Noteworthy Books
New Books
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
Recommended reading for district leaders.
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