April
Del Stover
A generation after white flight, districts continue to face awkward discussions and painful choices in an attempt to achieve diversity.
Features
- Children at Risk: Juvenile Justice
Lawrence Hardy
With academic failure proving to be a gateway to delinquency, what can schools do to help teen offenders turn their lives around?
- Putting Students First
Cecile S. Holmes
Winners of ASBJ's Magna Awards work with their communities to help children succeed
- Win-Win Partnerships
J Howard Johnston and Lew Armistead
The two C's -- climate and communication -- are critical in creating postive relationships with businesses, corporations, and universities
- A Chance fpr Change
Mike Schmoker
Can professioanl learning communities stop mediocre instruction and, ultimately, save education?
- A Dynamic Duo
Ellen Wexler Eckman
In some schools, the principal's job is too big for one person. Why not consider two?
- Leader of the Pack
Howard Good
Being board president brings power and prestige, but you must inspire and help others to be successful
Departments
- School Board News
April 2007 Up Front
Editorial Staff
News, views, and trends you should watch.
- Your Turn
April 2007 Your Turn
Editorial Staff
This month, You Say: Quality, not quantity, is what matters. We Ask: Are schools responsible for the prison pipeline?
- Research
The Search for True Grit
Susan Black
A number of schools are removing unruly and unmotivated students from the classroom and teaching them in alternative settings. Is this how districts should encourage self-control?
- School Law
A Slippery Slope
Edwin C. Darden
Courts are reluctant to hold school districts financially accountable for tragic, yet unforeseeable, events, but the way a given case unfolds can vary greatly based on specifics.
- Communications
The Benefits of Going Direct
Nora Carr
Bypassing media gatekeepers and getting to your audience first with news is sound management, plus it beats the naysayers at their own game.
- Money
Fixed Assets: Are Yours Broken?
Charles K. Trainor
Do you have control over your tangible property?
- Governance
From Information to Action
Doug Eadie
Well-designed committees can strengthen your board's ownership and commitment to the work of governing.
- Facilities
Merging Eras
Greg Mack and Donald Love
A South Carolina school district draws from the past for its future and emerges with an elementary school for the ages.
- Technology
Using Savvy Could Mean Savings
James Tagliareni
How can you keep technology current when you operate on a shoestring budget? This is the story of how one district turned its technology program around.
- Learn More
April 2007 Learn More
Gary Lister
Your source for ideas and information.
- Adviser
April 2007 Adviser
Editorial Staff
What would you do if ... the public overran your meetings?
- Governance
From Information to Action
Doug Eadie
Well-designed committees can strengthen your board’s ownership and commitment to the work of governing.