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Shifts in the Discourse Defining the Superintendency: Historical & Current Foundations ... - 0 views

Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education; Vol. 101 Issue 1 pp. 211-238 April 2002 ADMS707 education superintendency history
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  • Victoria Schnettler on 01 Mar 11
     
    If you are looking for a historical journal article to read that shows the evolution of the position within the nation, this one is fabulous! Look it up on VCU's e-journal.
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Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action - 0 views

www.saveourschoolsmarch.org ADMS707 NBCT Ravitch Mirabile
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  • mirabilecp on 05 Mar 11
     
    This is organized by National Board Certified Teachers among others; Diane Ravitch speaks on 7/29, ...check out the "Guiding Principles" section.
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Education Week: Senate Moderates Release NCLB Overhaul Plan - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...23esea.h30.html NCLB ADMS707 federal Mirabile
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  • mirabilecp on 05 Mar 11
     
    My first take on this is that the overhaul might be "NCLB Lite." There is talk here of relaxing some constraints on subgroups (in particular exceptional ed). The so-called "turn around models" which include school closings survive so far.
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The Race to the Top Scheme - 0 views

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  • Tara McDaniel on 04 Mar 11
     
    "If you wanted to "sell" something that a number of people did not need, how would you do it? You might try setting up a contest where everyone competes for a significant financial prize. After all, Americans love to compete, especially when money goes to the winner"
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Superintendents in the News - 0 views

www.aasa.org/content.aspx ADMS707 Lennon superintendent
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  • stephlennon on 04 Mar 11
     
    link to articles about superintendents...kind of cool to browse through!
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Fired superintendent sends email thanking Seattle Public Schools staff - 0 views

www.king5.com/...c-Schools-staff-117371848.html ADMS707 superintendent Lennon
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  • stephlennon on 04 Mar 11
     
    Well, if you steal $1.8 million, you SHOULD thank someone...read the related articles to the right of the article. There is alot of responsibility financially being a superintendent- #1 : don't steal the money!
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A Three-State Study of Female Superintendents - 0 views

web.ebscohost.com.proxy.library.vcu.edu/...pdfviewer ADMS707 Lennon Superintendent
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  • stephlennon on 04 Mar 11
     
    Interesting findings- and considering our webinar had one female superintendent and the others male...hmmmm....
  • Tara McDaniel on 04 Mar 11
     
    I read that article for this week:) Very profound.
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For superior teachers, reward excellence - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html William Bennett Teacher Compensation
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  • Phil Riddle on 03 Mar 11
     
    An interesting article if only because Bennett glosses over the fact that many of the ideas he supports are highly controversial.
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An Interview with Dr. Mindy Sloan: Stress and Illness in the Classroom - 0 views

www.educationnews.org/...108615.html ADMS707 education Reform school
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  • Tara McDaniel on 03 Mar 11
     
    Based on feedback from graduate students - most of whom are currently employed as full-time teachers; the stressors seem to be increasing in number and intensity
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EBSCOhost: Challenges of the Public School Superintendency: Differences by Tenure and ... - 0 views

web.ebscohost.com.proxy.library.vcu.edu/...pdfviewer Superintendency Governance ADMS707 Winston
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  • Angela Winston on 02 Mar 11
     
    Political obstacles and governance discussed within this article which is a survey study of 46 superintendents.
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Federal, State, and Local Roles Supporting Alternative Education - 0 views

www.doleta.gov/...cy_and_funding_environment.pdf ADMS707 education reform school states federal
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  • Roger Mancastroppa on 21 Feb 11
     
    This paper examines the roles that various levels of government play through legislation, policy, and other initiatives that support quality alternative education program store connect youth to education and the workplace ..It raises issues for policy makers at all levels to consider in facilitating the development of expanded alternative education pathways, which reduce the number of students dropping out of school and provide well-lit reentry points for those who leave school before obtaining a diploma.
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"A False Dilemma": Should Decisions about Education Resource Use Be Made at the State o... - 0 views

www.jstor.org.proxy.library.vcu.edu/...651414 state vs. local education governance Winston ADMS707
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  • Angela Winston on 21 Feb 11
     
    State versus local education governance
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Consumers and Education Professionals in the Organisation and Administration of Schools... - 0 views

www.eric.ed.gov/ED347657.pdf ADMS707 reform education politics states boards
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  • Roger Mancastroppa on 18 Feb 11
     
    What we can learn from England - Findings of a longitudinal study that explored the impact of recent educational reforms in England on the nature of the relationship between headteachers and lay school governors. Recent legislation has increased governors' and consumers' power and reduced the power of the "producers" of education. Governors are members of school governing bodies who have volunteered to work with headteachers in school administration. Findings indicate that the governor/headteacher relationship is not a consensual one. Factors inhibiting the development of a partnership include the micropolitical nature of school governance; the emerging organizational cultures of governing bodies; the loose coupling of governing bodies to schools; the differences between heads and governors about power; the complex and ambiguous nature of reform legislation; and cultural factors, such as race, gender, and ethnicity. The question is raised whether community involvement should extend to nonprofessionals taking a key role in educational decision making and policy formation.
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A Board's Eye View : Education Next - 0 views

educationnext.org/aboardseyeview ADMS707 Niemeyer Boards reform
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  • “Code of Conduct for School Board Members.” This was intended, wrote the superintendent, in recommending the code, “to set standards for how the Board interacts with itself.” Sounded like sex to me. But the preoccupation with board member behavior was the result of the long-standing tension between the democracy represented by elected officials who oversaw the schools and the professionalism of those hired to run them. The superintendent was definitely attempting to tip the balance in favor of the pros. “We will not attempt to exercise individual authority over the district’s operations, staff, or personnel decisions,” read one of the rules he was proposing for us. Another: “We will not express individual judgments about the performance of the superintendent or staff. . . . We recognize the value of the chain of command. When approached by staff, constituents or the public, we will channel all inquiries to the administrator.” I e-mailed the superintendent, “Is this a joke?” He called and laughed lamely.
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      REL N on 17 Feb 11
       
      "... the preoccupation with board member behavior was the result of the long-standing tension between the democracy represented by elected officials who oversaw the schools and the professionalism of those hired to run them."
  • “We should let people know we are looking for quality, of course, but not to the point of advertising outside official channels.”
  • the board never reviewed other major expenditures, such as the installation of a new computer system.
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  • I asked the superintendent how a new asphalt parking lot was installed at the Greenport School without board approval–or even a bid or a notice or a need. He informed me that a bid wasn’t necessary for a job worth less than $10,000.
  • no clarification of what any of this meant–or cost. Don’t ask. “Mandated” was the knowing word from veteran board members.
  • almost 16 percent of the children in the school district were disabled, almost double the national average.
  • more than 350, were either “emotionally disturbed,” “learning disabled,” or “speech impaired.” These were the kind of catchall categories that allowed a district to dispose of many problem children–in Hudson those children were mostly black–with expensive baby-sitting.
  • over the next several months as I learned that the district had been running a deficit for several years. In fact, the state comptroller’s office, which oversees the fiscal integrity of all state and local government agencies, had conducted its own audit and found the same thing: “overexpenditure of budgetary appropriations and the overestimation of revenues.” Money was being moved around, from one fund to another, which was also against the rules, the comptroller noted. And when auditors had asked for records, they couldn’t be found.
  • the school board was not where the biggest battles would be won or lost.
  • The teacher union president, normally a regular presence at school board meetings, stopped coming so that he wouldn’t have to answer my questions about what was being done to improve things that his teachers controlled. (He had already stopped responding to my phone calls and letters.)
  • the debate was as much cultural–and racial–as educational,
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      REL N on 17 Feb 11
       
      The author was frustrated that the board refused to discuss the academic mediocrity in the schools and then he realized that "the debate was as much cultural-and racial-as educational,...."
  • “Mandates” and laws sprouted acres of explanatory weeds–most of them unnecessary. No one ever read the original “mandate.”
  • no one seemed to know why the “Parent/Family/Community Involvement Policy” was necessary, but it was assumed that it was required by some Oz-like authority, passed through the policy-writing machinery at some school board association office, and sent to us for our “approval.”
  • No one else on the board expressed any hint of having read it. And I was beginning to discern a pattern: the more written, the less understood.
  • REL N on 17 Feb 11
     
    A concerned parent joined the local school board in hopes of improving the academics. After 6 frustrating months he resigned from the board believing that "the school board was not where the biggest battles would be won or lost."
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Advancing Student Achievement Through Labor-Management Collaboration | U.S. Department ... - 0 views

www.ed.gov/...labor-management-collaboration ADMS707 Niemeyer Boards
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  • teachers, we should look at multiple measures of effectiveness, including student achievement. I encourage you to survey your colleagues and develop a system that works for you.
  • school boards should be evaluated as well
  • we need a system where school boards also get the meaningful feedback they need from their partners, not just voters
  • REL N on 17 Feb 11
     
    One of the suggestion that Duncan made in his remarks is that school boards should be evaluated by means other than just elections.
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Mixed Results on Wake County's Busing Policy - 0 views

blogs.edweek.org/...results_on_wake_countys_b.html Wake County Busing Equity Neighborhood Schools
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  • Phil Riddle on 17 Feb 11
     
    I was under the impression that Wake County had completely ended it's busing policies, but apparently important elements of the plan could be maintained. A lot of school districts across the nation will be watching.
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Highlights of Obama's 2012 spending plan - CNN.com - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html ADMS707 Niemeyer Budget
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  • REL N on 15 Feb 11
     
    Obama requested $77.4billion for education. The latest republican cuts included reductions in Pell Grants and other education line items.
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Obama Unveils Education Research Initiative Modeled on DARPA - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...21arpa-ed.h30.html Education Technology Military
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  • Phil Riddle on 17 Feb 11
     
    This initiative provides funding for applying technological innovations developed by the military to the world of education. There are certainly some ethical issues raised here, but I don't think we have to worry about an Ender's Game scenario.
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The Michelle Rhee You Don't Know - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...ee-you-dont-know_b_822045.html ADMS707 education reform Michelle Rhee
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  • Victoria Schnettler on 16 Feb 11
     
    A more personal view of a very influential educational reformer...sheds a little more light on the authenticity of Michelle Rhee.
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Chicago Public Schools: Students: 'When Will We Ever Be Good Enough?' - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...schools-students_b_822444.html ADMS707 education reform school Chicago student protests
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  • Victoria Schnettler on 16 Feb 11
     
    Students are rallying against false information about their school system and looking for politicians to take them seriously and invest in them.
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