Leadership and Management

A collection of recent stories concerning school, district, state, and federal leaders and the administrative actions they take.

Conn. Schools Shift Strategy on Swine Flu, Staying Open More

Despite a handful of school closings last month when a second wave of swine flu hit the state, superintendents overall now seem to be showing more restraint when deciding whether to close. November 20, 2009, MCT

Hispanics Ignored in Texas Standards, Board Told

Sixteen of 162 historical figures that must be covered in social studies are Hispanic, in a state where Hispanics are 40 percent of the population. November 20, 2009, MCT

Parents' No-Homework Deal Stirs Debate in Canada

November 20, 2009, AP

Detroit Schools Seek to Force Board Member to Talk

November 19, 2009, AP

U.N. Says More Children in School and Fewer Dying

November 19, 2009, AP

News Briefs

Gates Foundation to Help Charters With Bond Guarantees for Facilities

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last week announced plans to help expand the Houston charter school sector. November 17, 2009

Cash Idea Crashes

Administrators in Goldsboro, N.C., have nixed a cash-for-grades fundraiser that was offering 20 test points to students in exchange for a $20 donation. November 17, 2009

Work Groups Picked for K-12 Standards

The members of the "work groups" for developing K-12 standards in English-language arts and mathematics were announced last week. November 17, 2009

States' Fiscal View: Gloomy, Gloomier

Ouch! That may be the simplest way to describe the latest (preliminary) national data on states' financial pictures, issued last week. November 16, 2009

Miss. Schools Chief Selected

Tom Burnham, who led Mississippi's public school system for five years in the mid-1990s, has been chosen to return to the position. November 10, 2009

Louisiana School Boards' Group Urges Rejection of 'Race to Top'

The Louisiana School Boards Association is encouraging its members not to participate in the federal Race to the Top program. November 10, 2009

More News Briefs

Washington Leaders Split Over Delaying Exit Exams

November 19, 2009, AP

Police Hold Off on Ruling in Michael Scott's Death

Scott owned the gun found under his body and tests showed he had gun residue on his left hand from firing a weapon, firming up what police believe was a suicide. November 19, 2009, MCT

Michael Scott's Use of Board Credit Card Probed

In recent weeks, the Chicago school board president was facing scrutiny for using his board credit card to pay for a trip to Copenhagen to lobby for the city's Olympics bid. November 19, 2009, MCT

Idaho Schools Face Cuts, Agencies Face Elimination

November 19, 2009, AP

Texas Gov. Likely to Face School Finance Problems

November 18, 2009, AP

Mass. Gov. Rebuffed in Request for Ed. Bill

November 18, 2009, AP

N.Y. Regents OK Plan for Preparing Teachers

The proposed reforms are based on the premise that the training, testing, and licensing of new teachers are not directly related to their ability to help students learn. November 18, 2009, MCT

Mass. Gov. to House: Stay in Session, Pass Ed. Bill

November 18, 2009, AP

Chicago Copes After Scott Death

City Hall and the Chicago Public Schools community were reeling from the news Monday as officials offered condolences to the family. November 18, 2009, MCT

Probe Continues in Chicago BOE President's Death

November 18, 2009, AP

N.J. Governor-Elect's Education Agenda Eyed

November 17, 2009

Pay for Interim Schools Chiefs Questioned in N.J.

November 17, 2009, MCT

Prospect of Health-Plan Tax Draws Union Opposition

November 17, 2009

Chicago Schools President's Death Ruled Suicide

November 17, 2009, AP

Hawaii Leaders Working to Reopen Schools

November 17, 2009, AP