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September Table of Contents

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DA's 10th Annual Salary Survey: A Salary Recession for School Administrators?
In addition to the 2009-2010 salary survey data from Educational Research Services, DA shows how administrators are feeling their share of pain given the economic stranglehold on district budgets.
Ron Schachter

Working Hard in the Big Easy
Five years post-Katrina, Paul Vallas continues to rebuild the New Orleans Recovery School District.
Ericka Mellon
Special Report: The State of Security: School Safety Gets the Ax
Districts are struggling to maintain safety and security when budgets are cut.
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
Special Report: The State of Security: Keeping Schools Safe During Tight Budget Times
School leaders cannot justify doing school safety on the cheap.
Kenneth S. Trump
Google and Microsoft Go to School
The computing giants compete to provide powerful online applications to school districts—for free.
Alan Dessoff
A Bull Market for Financial Literacy
The Great Recession compels school districts to teach dollars and sense.
Ed Finkel

Conversations
Unleashing a Quiet Revolution
DA Senior Editor Angela Pascopella recently caught up with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
Angela Pascopella
The Stereotype Trap
A new study from researchers at Indiana University says negative stereotypes hinder learning in the present and could make it impossible in the future.
Eric A. Clayton
Problem/Solution
Play Well, Learn Better
Stockton (Calif.) Unified School District promotes healthy recess activities to reduce chaos on the school yard and ultimately in the classroom.
Eric A. Clayton
From the Editor
School Safety Takes a Back Seat
School districts across the nation are making budget cuts in a previously taboo area—safety.
Judy Faust Hartnett
Product Focus
Product Focus
Edugaming in New Content Areas
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
New Products
New Products
The latest in hardware, software, books and materials, facilities and the Internet.
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli

Inside The Law

News Update

Administrator Profile
Cleveland’s Pathway to Progress
CEO Eugene Sanders, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Susan Gonsalves
District Profile
Using Data to Reach Mobile Students
Western Heights (Okla.) Public Schools
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli

Student Counsel
High School Counselors Take it on the Chin
A recent survey finds guidance counselors receiving low marks from graduates.
Christopher Griffin
Tech Disruptions
A Primer on Personal Learning Networks
Twitter will actually save you time!
Cathleen Norris and Elliot Soloway