District Dossier
The District Dossier blog explored issues behind leading and managing the nation’s schools and school districts and provided analysis of trends, controversies, and good ideas in school and district leadership. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: school & district management, district leadership, and school leadership.
School & District Management
Union-District Partnerships on Display at Urban Education Conference
Sometimes forging a collaborative relationship requires both sides to take a leap of faith, union and district officials say.
School & District Management
Turning Around Troubled Urban Schools in Houston and Philadelphia
The short-term results show improved student performance after districts added extra time, brought in tutors and made other reform moves.
School & District Management
Report Urges States to Take a New Look at Principal Training
The Center for American Progress in Washington identified eight states it believes are leading the nation in creating innovative paths to school leadership. The report also points out eight states that it believes are using outdated methods to develop school principals.
School Climate & Safety
Measuring The Effectiveness of School Administration Managers
A study shows that delegating non-educational tasks to an administration manager allows principals to spend far more time on leadership activities.
School & District Management
Report: Big-City Districts Need Substantial Repair Work
The October report, from the Washington-based Council of the Great City Schools, was used as support for a jobs bill sponsored by the Obama administration.
School & District Management
Longer School Day Proposal In Chicago May Go To Court
The district's teacher union sees the proposal to extend the school day as a way to get teachers to work longer without extra pay.
Assessment
N.Y. Education Department Proposes $2 Million to Curb Cheating
The money would be spent on a pilot program to develop computer-based tests and search some test sheets for suspicious erasures.
School & District Management
Political Control of Wake County Board Hinges on Runoff
The board's 2009 decision to eliminate a school assignment policy based on socioeconomic diversity was a major issue in the Tuesday election.
Standards & Accountability
Resolution Reached in Los Angeles District Civil Rights Probe
The Los Angeles school district agrees to set up a new master plan for English-language learners and provide more resources for African-American students in resolving a civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Education.
School & District Management
Texas District Wins Urban School Boards Award
Mesquite Independent School District was recognized for rising test scores.
School & District Management
School Boundary Decision Close in Wake County
Both political factions on the board appear to like a "controlled choice" plan that would give parents options on where their children could attend school.
Budget & Finance
Illinois Superintendents Working For No Pay
The governor cut the salaries of the state's 44 regional superintendents, who provide support services to school districts throughout the state, calling them an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
School Climate & Safety
Bullied, Protectors Share Stories at Conference
During the federal government's second national bullying conference, students and members of the administration shared haunting stories of bullying gone unchecked.
Standards & Accountability
Kansas City Loses State Accreditation
The state vote gives the school system two years to turn around, or face a state takeover.