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Articles: Budget

The 11th Annual Salary Survey: They Work Hard for the Money

Feature
While CEOs in the private sector are raking in millions, school superintendents in 2011 are having to defend their earnings.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, September 2011
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budgets
school boards
superintendents

Interdistrict Cooperatives

Research Center
They improve cost-effectiveness and make common cents.
Caitlin Howley and Kimberly Hambrick
District Administration, Jul 2011
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budgets
consortium
interdistrict cooperatives
partnerships

Pay-to-Play Programs

Archive
Are they an acceptable solution to our budget woes?
Randall Collins
District Administration, Jul 2011
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budgets
funding

District-level Downsizing

Feature
Exploding state budget deficits are forcing administrators to cut their own jobs.
Ron Schachter
District Administration, June 2011
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budgets
finance
funding
superintendents

Budgeting Based on Student Needs

Feature
This California district demonstrates that students can be the foundation of all school financial decisions.
Jason Willis and Matt Hill
District Administration, May 2011
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budgets
finance
principals
student

How Productive Is Your District?

News Update
New study shows that per-pupil spending as nearly tripled over the last 40 years. While some states have shown improvements in student achievement, others have remained stagnant.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Mar 2011
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student achievement

Districts Facing Hurdles in Collecting Medicaid Refunds

News Update
Districts are continuing to face many challenges in filing for reimbursement for the Medicaid services they provide to students.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Mar 2011
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funding
IDEA

Going Out of Print

Feature
School libraries of the future could be light on books and heavy on digital resources.
Ed Wetschler
District Administration, Feb 2011
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21st-century learning
budgets
ebooks
enhancing education through technology
media specialists

Missouri District Sports New Electric-Powered Trucks

News Update
Lee's Summit (Mo.) R-7 School District has become the first district in the United States to operate an all-electric distribution fleet.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Feb 2011
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green schools

Proposed Bill Would Create a Nation of Bilingual Students

News Update
Many language advocates are hoping to see the Elementary and Secondary Education Act promptly picked up by the 112th Congress in January—with the Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act included.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jan 2011
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budgets
ESEA
funding
NCLB
reauthorization

The Rise of the Rest

Professional Opinion
Increasing attention to the nurturing of gifted students should be a national imperative.
Sarah Jerome
District Administration, Nov 2010
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funding
student achievement

Saving Millions Through Strategic Financial Planning

Administrator Profile
Mohsin Dada, assistant superintendent for business services, used a competitive sale to buy the districts latest bond.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Nov 2010
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funding
student achievement

The Price of a Good Education

Feature
Do per-pupil expenditures equal school success?
Ron Schachter
District Administration, Oct 2010
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assessment
budgets
salary
superintendents
teacher

Longer School Year Helps Turn the Tide

District Profile
Balsz (Ariz.) Elementary School District, the first school district in Arizona to adopt a 200-day calendar, is reporting impressive academic improvements after only one year.
Mary Johnson Patt
District Administration, Oct 2010
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achievement gap
global competition
grants
salary

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Letters
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District Administration, Oct 2010
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safety
salary

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