June
On The Cover
Robin L. Flanigan
School cafeterias have an excellent record of preventing food-borne illness, but one outbreak is one too many.
Robin L. Flanigan
With allergies on the rise, school districts keep a wary eye on cafeteria offerings.
Features
- Breaking the Hiring Barrier
Jerry L. Jackson
Qualified minority candidates are out there—why aren’t they hired as superintendents?
- Overlooked Leaders
Joyce A. Dana and Diana M. Bourisaw
Women constitute the other half of the talent pool, so why aren’t they better represented in the superintendency?
- Local-Option Levy
Steven Klein
Getting out the vote is a must, but carefully parsing your election rolls can be the difference between failure and success.
- The Promise of Arts Education
Sarah Tambucci
Far from being a 'frill,' arts education provides opportunities for renewal and reform.
- Partners for the Arts
Naomi Dillon
School districts find collaboration is the key to making the arts an integral part of education.
- Drawing and the Brain
Kenneth A. Wesson
Visualizing information is a vital early step in learning to read.
- Arts at the Core
Ruth E. Sternberg
How six school districts integrate arts education into the curriculum.
Departments
- Up Front
June 2006 Up Front
Editorial Staff
News, views, and trends you should watch.
- Your Turn
June 2006 Your Turn
Editorial Staff
This month, You Say: Send children to neighborhood schools. We Ask: What should we do about illegal immigration?
- Research
Show Them the Money
Susan Black
It took tennis balls to teach me economics—what are your teachers doing to give students the practical financial knowledge they need?
- School Law
When Child’s Play Turns Tragic
Benjamin Dowling-Sendor
A troubling school shooting case raises ‘what if ...’ questions about the need for adult supervision of young students.
- Technology
How Technology Enriches the Arts
Victor Rivero
Art has always had the power to build bridges between people and across time and space. Add technology, and that power is even greater.
- Learn More
June 2006 Learn More
Editorial Staff
Your source for ideas and information.
- Communications
News as Entertainment
Nora Carr
Managing the media when the facts don’t matter takes plenty of perseverance and a good dash of creativity.
- Marketplace
June 2006 Marketplace
Editorial Staff
Resources on food and nutrition.
- Adviser
June 2006 Adviser
Editorial Staff
What would you do if … one of your principals moonlighted as a bartender?