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From the Editor Reforms Aplenty THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S EDUCATION MISSION IS TO BETTER PREPARE American students for the global economy. As President Obama states on barackobama.com, “We need to stop paying lip service to public education, and start holding communities, administrators, teachers, parents and students accountable.” In just one year, there have been more education reforms proposed and enacted than in the preceding decade. In this issue, we cover many of the reforms he’s talking about, from more districts seeing the advantages of school readiness in “The Push for Public Preschool” to the next generation of standardized testing, which will focus on critical thinking skills. While staying The administration wants true to the goals of No Child Left Behind, the adminto update “bubble tests” istration wants to update “bubble tests” and create a and create a more more comprehensive assessment of student learning, comprehensive assessment which we discuss in “Gearing Up for the New Assessment.” of student learning. The administration’s reform plan includes “an army of new teachers,” and in this issue, we interview the COO of Teach for America. In “Teaching For America” we also learn that this program is expanding and strengthening every year, despite opposition from critics. In Supervisor’s Opinion, columnist Eamonn O’Donovan offers his thoughts on evaluating teachers based on the performance of their students, and how student achievement should be decided at the national level by professionals qualiﬁed to make that determination. Lastly, Michael Resnick, associate executive director for advocacy and management for the National School Boards Association, has written about a hot button issue in “The Hype Behind Charter Schools.” Along with the last of a three-part series, “States of Debate,” this issue includes a proﬁle by Senior Editor Angela Pascopella on Carlos Garcia, superintendent of San Francisco Uniﬁed School District, and other articles I hope you will ﬁnd interesting. Welcome to our midsummer issue! Judy Faust Hartnett, Editor in Chief jhartnett@districtadministration.com Colors ( In Hex #) 3C2750 Colors ( In Hex #) 3C2750 1687B9 9AD0F3 D1C95B 000000 Enrollment opens for 2010 Disney’s Planet Challenge 1687B9 9AD0F3 See page 13 As she appears in teaser D1C95B 000000 8 July/August 2010 District Administration As she appears in teaser http://www.barackobama.com http://www.barackobama.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - July 2010

District Administration - July 2010
Contents
Advertiser Index
Letters
From the Editor
News Update
Sustainability Update
Technology Update
Curriculum Update
Administrator Profile
District Profile
The Golden State Loses Its Luster
Seeking Justice in San Francisco
The Push for Public Preschool
Gearing up for the New Assessment
Books
Products
Online Edge
Supervisor’s Insights
Crisis Response
Supervisor’s Opinion
Tech Disruptions
Professional Opinion
Professional Opinion

District Administration - July 2010