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Articles: Business & Finance

RTI Goes Mainstream

Feature
Increased education funding and new software and products motivate more districts to buy in to Response-to-Intervention.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, Apr 2010
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Response to Intervention (RTI)
special needs

Who Will Teach? New Opportunity for Teachers

News Update
"Once-in-a-generation" opportunity to recreate workforce policies in order to retain the current fleet of teachers.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Mar 2010
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hiring practices
teacher

Confronting a Racial Achievement Gap

Administrator Profile
Merrill and his board developed "Compass to 2015: A Strategic Plan for Student Success."
Jennifer Elise Chase
District Administration, Mar 2010
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partnerships
student achievement

FLAP Grant Provides Critical Language Support Programs

District Profile
$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
District Administration, Mar 2010
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21st-century learning

Sexting and Student Discipline

Supervisors Opinion
Administrators need to understand this activity and develop appropriate policies.
Eamonn O'Donovan
District Administration, Mar 2010
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cellphones
safety

Retaining Librarians through Mentoring

Problem/Solution
With districts facing budget concerns nationwide, library media programs and staffing are limited.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Mar 2010
Tags: 
hiring practices
mentors
partnerships

Toward a More Perfect Union

At last, teachers' unions are beginning to support bold school reform.
Ron Schachter
District Administration, Mar 2010
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incentives
partnerships
teacher evaluation

Battling Sexual Abuse

Feature
Proactively training employees is crucial to a district strategy.
Alan Dessoff
District Administration, Mar 2010
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counselors
crisis response
school climate

Staff-to-Student Sexual Harassment

Feature
District leaders should know the legal implications and heed practical recommendations.
Allison Fetter-Harrott
District Administration, Mar 2010
Tags: 
counselors
crisis response
school climate

Homeless Youth in Our Schools

Crisis Response
Identifying and supporting a marginalized and victimized population.
Scott Poland
District Administration, Mar 2010
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counselors
safety

The Equitable Distribution of High Quality-Teachers

Research Center
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has brought renewed interest to this topic.
Stan Bumgardner
District Administration, Feb 2010
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teacher
teacher evaluation

Will Pensions Bankrupt Your District?

Feature
State retirement funds are in crisis, and school systems will likely pay more of the bill.
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
District Administration, Jan 2010
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pensions
retirement

Finding Exemplary Teachers

Supervisors Opinion
The right selection process can uncover the true gems.
Eamonn O'Donovan
District Administration, Jan 2010
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retirement
teacher
teacher evaluation

Tightening the Purchasing Process

Feature
Superintendents get more involved in buying policies.
Victor Rivero
District Administration, Nov 2009
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budgets

Transportation Takes a Hit

News Update
Budget shortfalls mean fewer school buses.
Sergio Mosqueda
District Administration, Oct 2009
Tags: 
budgets
bus

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