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Welcome to "The American School Board Journal" store. You can browse through our PDF articles by year and issue back through 2002. All of the articles are priced at $5.00 each. Just select the documents you want, create your account, enter your credit card information, and the document will be immediately available for download and printing. Document downloads will remain active in your account for 30 days from the date of purchase.

Current Issue

• No Free Lunch Authored By: Naomi Dillon, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262576 She's as sweet as her name sounds, but a visit from Gertrude Applebaum is a nerve-wracking experience. She can find the flaw in a stack of spreadsheets, see the waste in a menu ... $5.00

• The Outsourcing Question Authored By: Joetta Sack-Min, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262578 It sounds tempting: Hand over all the responsibility for food service management--that byzantine department that usually operates in the red--to a private company. But the mer... $5.00

• Food for Thought Authored By: David Tokofsky, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262580 Do board members understand that school food service programs are probably the second largest part of the budget? School cafeterias certainly are the single largest source of f... $5.00

• Pictures of America Authored By: Glenn Cook, Date Published: 4/17/2008, Product#: 262171 A joint project of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, "Picturing America" features great works from painters, photographers, and archit... $5.00

• Newsmaker: Mike Geisen Authored By: Glenn Cook, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262582 An interview with Crook County Middle School's Mike Geisen, 2008 National Teacher of the Year.... $5.00

• The Value of Travel Authored By: Steven C. Klika, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262584 Many young people do not travel with their families, and because of that, they are not being prepared to assume a constructive role in our increasingly global society. That's... $5.00

• Are We Supporting New Principals? Authored By: Michael Hertting, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262586 Diversity, reform initiatives, accountability demands, scarce resources, and other changes have put more demands on the principal than ever. We also know that principals are ... $5.00

• Teaching and the Bible Authored By: Tom Hutton, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262588 Ignorance of the Bible makes it much harder for students to understand and appreciate great works of literature, art, and music. But if your district wants to explore the advantage... $5.00

• May 2008 Your Turn Authored By: Editorial Staff, Date Published: 4/17/2008, Product#: 262173 This month: You say, schools are meeting mental health needs. We ask: How is the economy affecting your district?... $5.00

• June 2008 Up Front Authored By: Editorial Staff, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262597 This month: A nation still at risk; seniors fail their financial literacy test; fuel, food costs feed the budget beast; Spellings proposes NCLB changes; Talk About expulsion p... $5.00

• June 2008 Your Turn Authored By: Editorial Staff, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262590 This month: You say, board/union relationships are improving. We ask: Should you outsource your food services?... $5.00

• Understanding Agriculture Authored By: Susan Black, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262593 Getting high-quality agricultural education programs off the ground requires more than laws and leadership, and more than money and models. It also depends on school leaders who h... $5.00

• Legal News of the Weird Authored By: Edwin C. Darden, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262595 School board members, superintendents, educators, and school attorneys agree that the best defense against strange legal events is a well-lubed sense of humor. This column is ... $5.00

• A Leap of Faith Authored By: Nora Carr, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262599 The faith community is a community yearning to get involved in the public schools but not knowing how, or worse, not feeling welcome. While faith leaders need to know how to partner... $5.00

• Implementing Board Committees Authored By: Doug Eadie, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262601 If organized and run properly, committees are a proven tool for high-impact governing. Getting these powerful "governing engines" up and running takes two major steps -- a set of d... $5.00

• Doing the Public's Bidding Authored By: Charles K. Trainor, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262603 School districts in the United States spend almost $500 billion each year. Most states have bidding laws designed to provide protection for districts so that quality materi... $5.00

• Building for the Future Authored By: William B. Thiel, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262605 Futurists would have us believe there will be no school buildings within the next 50 years. Facilities planners are talking about wireless schools and schools without books, ... $5.00

• How to Optimize Your Website Authored By: Joe Dysart, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262607 Given Google's growing market share, it's absolutely critical for any school on the Web to ensure its site is Google-friendly. A Google-optimized site ensures that students and p... $5.00

• June 2008 Adviser Authored By: Editorial Staff, Date Published: 5/16/2008, Product#: 262609 What would you do if … a pregnant student requested maternity leave?... $5.00

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