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Lee, David E.; Eadens, Daniel W. – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2014
Effective school districts maintain superintendent and school board collegiality which can foster success and connectedness among members. Delagardelle and Alsbury (2008) found that superintendents and board members are not consistent in their perceptions about the work the board does, and Glass (2007) found that states do not require boards to…
Descriptors: School Districts, Boards of Education, Superintendents, Statistical Analysis
Elam, Stanley M.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1994
According to the 26th annual Phi Delta Kappan/Gallup Poll, the growth of fighting/violence/gangs and poor discipline are the most serious problems facing today's schools. Parents rate their community schools highly but assign only passing grades to the nation's schools. Most favor character education and President Clinton's education initiatives…
Descriptors: Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Multicultural Education
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Arraf, Shereen – READ Perspectives, 1996
Overviews a bilingual program serving urban schoolchildren who come from Arabic-speaking homes. The article describes the mission of the program as the preparation of students, in close cooperation with their families, to become contributing citizens in a changing society by providing a challenging curriculum to develop knowledge and a sense of…
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Bilingual Education, Change Strategies