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March 2010 Table of Contents

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Cover Story

Features

  • The Moxie of Kathy Cox
    Georgia’s superintendent of schools is a controversial educator who won $1 million on a television show, attempted to tinker with science education and has advanced teacher training.
    Stephanie Johns
  • Logging On to Learn
    Full-time virtual schools offer a new model of instruction.
    Kevin Butler
  • Battling Sexual Abuse
    Proactively training employees is crucial to a district strategy.
    Alan Dessoff
  • Staff-to-Student Sexual Harassment
    District leaders should know the legal implications and heed practical recommendations.
    Allison Fetter-Harrott

Departments

  • Conversations
    Teaching Math with Reasoning
    Conversation with Hank Kepner, president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
    Angela Pascopella
  • How Well Does This Web Site Work?
    How Well Does This Website Work?
    Glen Cove (N.Y.) School District, www.glencove.k12.ny.us
    Laura R. Bona
  • From the Editor
    From the Editor: School Reform Pushing Forward
    If the AFT membership accepts Weingarten’s recommendations, the possibility of real education reform could be near.
    Judy Faust Hartnett
  • Problem/Solution
    Retaining Librarians through Mentoring
    With districts facing budget concerns nationwide, library media programs and staffing are limited.
    Marion Herbert
  • New Products
    New Products
    The latest in hardware, software, books & materials, facilities and the Internet.
    Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
  • Product Focus
    Product Focus
    Math Curriculum Software
    Kurt Eisele-Dyrli

Briefings

Profiles

  • Administrator Profile
    Confronting a Racial Achievement Gap
    Merrill and his board developed “Compass to 2015: A Strategic Plan for Student Success."
    Jennifer Elise Chase
  • District Profile
    FLAP Grant Provides Critical Language Support Programs
    $12.4 million in grant money was given to public primary and secondary schools to support “critical foreign languages” such as Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Russian, to help students compete in a global marketplace.
    Audra V. Pace

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