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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: school & district management, district leadership, and school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
2010 Broad Prize Finalists Named
The finalists for the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education were announced this morning. The Broad Prize is the largest award in the nation for urban school districts.
School & District Management
Will Kansas City Changes Last?
With the school board election in Kansas City just days away, some are >wondering if the slate of board members to be voted on Tuesday will mean a reversal of the major transformations underway.
Federal
Top Chicago Schools Aide Resigns Amid Probe
A former top aide to Arne Duncan has resigned over a scandal involving VIP access to the Chicago's top high schools.
Education
Judge Voids 19 NYC School Closings
NYC has to go back to the drawing board, after a judge says the district violated state law in closing 19 schools without real community participation.
Federal
Duncan's Role in Elite School Access Questioned
The education secretary's role in students gaining access to selective Chicago high schools has been questioned.
Education
Detroit Tearing Down 10 Vacant Schools
Detroit's public school system is tearing down 10 vacant schools this spring and summer in an effort to help clean up neighborhoods and reduce crime.
Education
Data Rooms Coming to Newark Classrooms
Newark, N.J.'s schools have partnered with a national union to develop "data rooms" that will help teachers focus on continuous improvement.
Standards & Accountability
Superintendents Push Duncan on Turnarounds
The Obama Administration's regulations for turning around low-performing schools, embedded in federal school-improvement grants, could force the firing of principals making progress in those schools and make recruiting turnaround leaders even harder, urban superintendents told U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at a Sunday luncheon.
Education
Friday Reading List: District Roundup
Friday is here again as a welcome friend. Here's some of the district news you may have missed this week:
Budget & Finance
Phila. School District Examines Weighted-Student Funding
The Philadelphia school district may begin using a weighted-student funding formula in its schools.
School & District Management
Detroit Academic Plan Focuses on College Readiness
A plan for Detroit's public schools seeks to dramatically accelerate the performance of students in what has been called the nation's worst school district.
Education
Friday Reading List: District News and Views
Education news and views from around the nation.
School Climate & Safety
Minneapolis Schools on Lockdown After Shooting Threat
All schools in the Minneapolis school district are on lockdown for a second day after a threat was received Wednesday that someone would shoot at an unspecified school in the city and then shoot himself.