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Chicago School Finances Under Microscope

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 3:08pm

A two-year study of charter schools in Chicago indicates that many suffer from some of the same funding challenges as traditional public schools but that most charters are on sound financial footing.

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An Unconventional Approach to 1:1

Tech @ Work
Andy Berning, Director of Technology, Carrollton-Farmers Branch (Texas) ISD.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, October 2011
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District CIO
ebooks
finance
iPods

First Statewide Cloud Consortium Pools Resources, Saves Money

CIO News
Over 150 school districts in Illinois have teamed up to share software and technology through a one-of-its-kind nonprofit cloud-computing consortium.
Courtney Williams
District Administration, October 2011
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consortium
District CIO
finance
network infrastructure

Race to the Top’s New Early Learning Endeavor

Inside The Law
This summer, the U.S. Department of Education has teamed up with the Department of Health and Human Services to invest in early childhood learning.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jul 2011
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finance
funding
Race to the Top

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

A Bull Market for Financial Literacy

Feature
The Great Recession compels school districts to teach dollars and sense.
Ed Finkel
District Administration, Sep 2010
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best practices
college readiness
finance

School Safety Takes a Back Seat

From the Editor
School districts across the nation are making budget cuts in a previously taboo area—safety.
Judy Faust Hartnett
District Administration, Sep 2010
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drug prevention
finance
safety
school climate

Study Finds K12 Educators Unprepared to Teach Personal Finance

News Update
A new report finds that although a majority of K12 educators believe that financial literacy is an important content area, only a small minority feel qualified to teach it.
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
District Administration, Jun 2010
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21st-century learning
finance

Fate of String Programs Uncertain

News Update
Student interest in string programs nationwide have increased, according to a study by the National String Project Consortium (NSCP).
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jun 2010
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assessments
finance

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