When Nita Cochran was district math coordinator for Norman Public Schools in Oklahoma, she was looking to help the district's elementary school students improve their mathematical foundation. There are nearly 16,000 students in NPS, which is located in Oklahoma's third-largest city and is also home to the University of Oklahoma. Cochran, who is currently math […]

The new state-of-the-art Asheville Middle School accommodates nearly 800 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, with room to grow. The main three-story building features open and flexible instruction spaces, while a two-story wing houses band and chorus rooms, tech and arts rooms, a cafeteria and gymatorium (a combination gymnasium and auditorium). Challenge: After nearly a half century, […]

An innovative arts program in Connecticut allows students to study art alongside visiting Chinese students and collaborate in ways that allow a deeper appreciation for art from both cultures. The 2-year-old program is run by a magnet high school in New Haven, the Area Cooperative Educational Services Educational Center for the Arts (ACES ECA), which […]

Over a span of two years, Warren Township Schools in Warren, New Jersey, first hired a new superintendent and then replaced the principal at Warren Middle School. Both came from other districts. While Matt Mingle is the K8 district's third superintendent in roughly seven years, George Villar succeeded a principal who retired after 23 years […]