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District Administration, Dec 2005 Table of Contents

Cover Story

District Administration's 5th Annual Salary Survey
Ellen Ullman
Six ways (other than increasing test scores) superintendents keep their positions and boost their salaries.

Features

Feature

Building Partners
Carol Patton
Not all students are headed for careers in corporate America.
A Board's Culture Shift
Angela Pascopella
Local boards of education hold great power in digesting data, holding teachers accountable, and believing in student achievement.
MIT's $100 Laptop
Lisa Fratt
Will this machine change the way children are educated?
What Makes a Successful Urban School Leader?
Fran Silverman
It's an easy question to ask, but hard to answer. A group of experts discuss the many attributes needed.
District Administration's 5th Annual Salary Survey
Ellen Ullman
Six ways (other than increasing test scores) superintendents keep their positions and boost their salaries.
"Thin" is In
Ron Schachter
In more districts, thin clients are replacing "fat" computers. Is the time for a computing revolution near?
Construction Costs: Is Your School Project at Risk?
Julie Sturgeon
Any dinner-table economist knows hurricanes Katrina and Rita will impact school construction costs.
Blueprint for Rebuilding
Peggy Bresnick Kendler
The cleanup has begun, but the question over how to rebuild the damaged schools still remains

Opinion

Online Edge

Interactive Online Maps
Odvard Egil Dyrli
Powerful tools make maps and geography come alive

Solutions

Administrator Profile

Extreme Multitasker
Jennifer Esposito
Larry Hill - Superintendent, North Iowa Community Schools

District Profile

Broad Appeal
Jonathan Lucas
Norfolk (Va.) Public Schools

Problem/Solution

Wise Data Tracking
Jennifer Chase Esposito
For most school districts, tracking students that move from one district to another can be daunting.

Research Center

Flipping the Research Coin
District Administration
Education data and research analysis from Edvantia

Briefings

Inside The Law

Four States Collaborate to Improve Test Scores
Ellen Ullman
The Ohio Board of Regents is spearheading a $15 million, five-year project to improve middle school
Inside the Law
Ellen Ullman
Legal issues at national, state and local levels

Departments

From the Editor
Listening to the Voters
In four cases last month, voters agreed to fund specific plans to improve education.
New Products
New Products
Carol Patton
The latest offerings in books, hardware, software and the Internet
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