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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: school & district management, district leadership, and school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
Indianapolis Principal Killed in Accident Pushed Students Out of Harm's Way
Susan Jordan, the principal of Amy Beverland Elementary School, allegedly pushed several students out of the way before she was struck and killed by a bus outside of her school.
Federal
Michigan to Seek Federal Aid for Lead-Exposed Children in Flint
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal would offer comprehensive benefits to all children and young adults who may have come into contact with lead in the water
School & District Management
Flint Students to Get Bottled Water From Walmart, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, and Nestle
The four companies announced that they will donate up to 6.5 million bottles of water to Flint schools for the rest of the calendar year as the city continues to deal with the fallout of lead-contaminated tap water.
Teaching Profession
Detroit Judge Declines to Force Protesting Teachers Back to Classrooms
Many Detroit teachers say they have no other way to force action as the district spirals into financial insolvency.
School & District Management
Glitch in Student 'Growth' Scores Causes New York to Redo Principal Evaluations
The New York Department of Education has asked the American Institutes for Research to recalculate student growth scores for all principals in grades 9-12.
School & District Management
Layoffs in Chicago District Amid an Uncertain Future
News of 227 layoffs follows a proposal from Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to take over the financially strapped school system.
School & District Management
Jennings, Mo., Schools Chief Who Focused on Poverty Moving to Topeka, Kan.
Tiffany Anderson, who was chosen as one of Education Week's 2015 Leaders to Learn From, has received national praise for her approach to educating children in poverty.
School & District Management
Michigan Lawmakers Target Detroit Teachers' Sickouts
Michigan's Republican state legislators want to make it easier for teacher sickouts to be characterized as strikes. It is illegal for Michigan teachers to strike.
School & District Management
Illinois Republicans Propose State Takeover of Chicago Public Schools
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and two Republican state legislators want the state to take over the financially troubled Chicago Public Schools.
Teaching Profession
Detroit District Seeks Restraining Order, Injunction Against Teachers
The district wants to court to bar teachers from staging sick-outs. Teacher sick-outs have caused several dozens schools to close in recent months.
States
Study Raises Questions About State Takeovers of Urban School Districts
The Pew Charitable Trust analysis found that no form of school governance provides a surefire way to address the academic and fiscal issues that many districts face.
School & District Management
Detroit Mayor Spots Dead Mouse in School, Calls For Citywide Inspections
Coordinated "sickouts," where teachers call out sick en masse, shed light on code violations, dead vermin, and problems with heating and cooling systems.
School Choice & Charters
School Districts Need To Be More Strategic About School Leadership Roles
A new Bain & Company report finds that districts need to be more strategic about how they deploy leadership talent in schools and recommends adopting a distributed leadership model.
School & District Management
Minneapolis Ends Contract Negotiations With Sergio Paez for Superintendent Job
The Minneapolis school board picked Sergio Paez as the new superintendent in December. Paez's candidacy was derailed after the publication of a report by a Massachusetts advocacy group that alleged that some special education students had been mistreated at a school in Paez's former district.