District Administration - September 2010 - (Page 2)
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SPECIAL REPORT: The State of School Security School Safety Gets the Ax
52 Federal survey shows districts are struggling to maintain safety and security. Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
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Keeping Schools Safe during Challenging times
56 School leaders cannot justify doing safety on the cheap. Kenneth S. Trump
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HUMAN RESOURCES
30 District Administration’s 10th Annual Salary Survey shows how administrators are feeling their share of economic pain. Ron Schachter
PROFILE
A Salary Recession for School Administrators?
BRIEFINGS
12 News Update
• Teacher-Led Trend Takes DPS • People Watch • Tangible Results for Effective Teaching • The Stereotype Trap • Arrests and Federal Reviews Bring Attention to Wake County
Working Hard in the Big Easy
44 Five years post-Katrina, Paul Vallas continues to rebuild the New Orleans Recovery School District. Ericka Mellon
TECHNOLOGY
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Google and Microsoft Go to School
61 e computing giants compete to provide powerful online applications to districts—for free. Alan Dessoff
CURRICULUM
18 Inside the Law
• Voucher Programs Losing Steam in School Choice Debate •Three Consortia of States Apply for Race to the Top Funds
A Bull Market for Financial Literacy
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e Great Recession compels school districts across the nation to teach dollars and sense.
Ed Finkel
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