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District Administration's 10th Annual Salary Survey : Are we in a salary recession for school administrators?
Superintendent Paul Vallas Five Years After Katrina: Has he completed his mission in the Recovery School District?
Special Report: The State of School Security :
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Education
DA Magazine Articles
Maps to Develop Sophisticated Tests
Gearing Up for the New Assessment The next generation of standardized testing will focus on critical thinking skills.
Digital Storytelling for Success Jeanne Biddle, Technology Director of Scott County (Ky.) Schools
Finding a way to link progress monitoring with state standards Garland ISD in Texas turns to ePath Knowledge for standards-aligned assessment
Information Warehouse Delivers Benefits by Merging Data from Diverse Systems District finds 'Tyler District Pulse' leads to better, faster, more informed decisions
Improving Teacher Recruitment, Evaluation and Training Systems with Assistance from Business Pittsburgh Public Schools was the focus this year of a competition at UC Berkeley in addition to winning a $40 million grant from the Gates Foundation for their Empowering Effective Teachers initiative.
Count Us In School boards face increasing challenges in these tough economic times including more federal mandates, charter school initiatives and a lack of alignment with community expectations.
Steps in Creating RTI Programs
A Texas District’s Story
Missouri district uses predictive assessments to improve teaching and learning Acuity, from CTB/McGraw-Hill, leads to increases in student scores on state tests
RTI Goes Mainstream Increased education funding and new software and products motivate more districts to buy in to Response-to-Intervention.
Confronting a Racial Achievement Gap Merrill and his board developed “Compass to 2015: A Strategic Plan for Student Success."
Despite the Headlines, College Acceptance Is Not More Competitive The perception that a college applicant faces more challenges each year may be nothing more than mere myth, according to new study.
Common Core Standards Are Welcome, But with Some Questions Major education groups have praise and reservations.
Do Charters Work for ELLs?
English Language Learner Charter Schools A rise in the Hispanic population in the United States has brought more charter schools focusing just on ELLs—some with great success
ACT Sets New Goals for College Readiness High school students missing core benchmarks, according to ACT test scores
A Diverse Missouri District Boosts Achievement With Assessments CTB/McGraw-Hill’s Acuity helps Bayless School District
improve instruction and student performance
Reaching Graduation with Credit Recovery Districts provide the latest programs to help failing
students succeed.
After Four Years, Aldine Wins The Aldine (Texas) Independent School District wins the 2009 Broad Prize for Urban Education.
Web-based program brings lesson planning into the 21st century OnCourse System’s online lesson planner helps educators collaborate and meet state standards
Taunton (Mass.) Public Schools There Is Truth in Data
New Tests Eligible for Race to the Top Money
Four States Reluctant to Join National Standards Planning
Four States Reluctant to Join National Standards Planning
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