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White, Kerry – School Administrator, 1998
State legislators are increasingly determining how school sports are conducted. Following Texas's lead, several states, including Ohio and Florida, now require students to earn passing grades or lose playing and practicing opportunities on school sport teams. Kentucky's governor signed a bill imposing stricter penalties on those threatening…
Descriptors: Athletics, Eligibility, Political Influences, Secondary Education
Barrett, Bradley K. – School Administrator, 2003
Describes Arizona school district's service-related partnership with home-schooled students. (PKP)
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Partnerships in Education
Pardini, Priscilla – School Administrator, 1999
With patience and savvy, superintendents can recover from the sting of dismissal. Incumbents should be alert to warning signs, such as decreasing board-superintendent communications and board rejection of superintendent recommendations. Sidebars offer tips on fighting back with good cause, obtaining legal support, and surviving the endgame. (MLH)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Communication Problems, Coping, Dismissal (Personnel)
Pardini, Priscilla – School Administrator, 1999
Although many superintendents remain leery of the charter reform movement, some (in Flagstaff, Arizona; Springfield, Massachusetts; and San Carlos, California), see beyond threats to a districtwide innovation model. Taking charters' lead, Flagstaff opened a magnet school and a full-day kindergarten. Another superintendent chartered his entire…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Charter Schools, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Bernstein, Marc F. – School Administrator, 1999
Charter-school proponents overlook three overarching concerns. Funding must come from existing school budgets; charter-school populations are more homogeneous than in most public schools; and the constitutional separation between school and religion will be compromised. Studies in California, Arizona, and other states reveal accountability and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Admission Criteria, Charter Schools
Lewis, Anne C. – School Administrator, 1996
Conflicting policy decisions, scaling difficulties, teacher resistance, and mediocre results are slowing adoption of authentic student-evaluation measures. With more conservative state leadership, California and Arizona rejected performance assessment, and other states have followed. Despite various setbacks, new assessments are becoming the norm.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment
Pardini, Priscilla – School Administrator, 2001
After-school programming is expanding widely, but some question its merits. Milwaukee's deputy school superintendent says giving students opportunities to participate in engaging activities can provide a strong incentive to stay in school. Critics cite flawed research, arguing that kids' lives are already overstructured. Programs in three cities…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Crime Prevention, Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education
