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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: school & district management, district leadership, and school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
U.S. Principals More Likely to View Their Students as Disadvantaged
New data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that U.S. principals were more likely than their counterparts in other countries to believe their students come from impoverished homes.
School & District Management
Kansas City District Must Allow Student Transfers For Now, State Board Rules
Missouri state board members declined to grant the 13,000-student district a temporary provisional accreditation status that would have staved off student transfer to other districts.
School & District Management
Philadelphia District Invites Educators, Community to Redesign Schools
The School Redesign Initiative will give parents, teachers, educators, and community organizations the opportunity to propose ideas to transform the city's traditional neighborhood public schools.
School & District Management
Houston School District Targeting North Carolina Teachers
The district in recent months has trained its sights on North Carolina's teachers, who are among the lowest paid in the nation.
Federal
Big-City Districts Join Obama's Initiative to Support Black and Latino Boys
Districts that make up the Council of the Great City Schools are pledging to invest in strategies meant to improve outcomes for boys of color.
Equity & Diversity
Cities in New York State Get Ready for Arrival of Child Migrants
Syracuse and New York City leaders are mobilizing services and supports for the influx of unaccompanied minors from Central America who have arriving in their communities.
Education
Civil Rights Office Investigating School Closures in Houston
The complaint alleges that the school district has unfairly closed schools in minority neighborhoods in recent years.
Teaching Profession
Karen Lewis For Chicago Mayor? Union Leader Forms Exploratory Committee
The news comes after a Sunday poll showing Lewis ahead of Emanuel by 9 percentage points in a head-to-head match-up.
School & District Management
Principals Group Unveils TV Show to Tell Their Story
The collaboration with ITN Productions addresses current issues in education.
Federal
Arne Duncan Says Philadelphia District 'Starved for Resources'
The U.S. Secretary of Education also said that Pennsylvania's current level of commitment to funding public schools in Philadelphia is "unacceptable."
School & District Management
Report Calls on Principals to Put Greater Focus on Pre-K-3 Years
The organization calls for greater communication between elementary school principals and pre-K programs and more training and professional development to help principals support pre-K-3 alignment.
Education
Atlanta Schools Chief Hires Her Number Two from KIPP Charter School Network
David Jernigan's hiring is part of a broader plan to promote collaboration between the district and its local charter sector.
Standards & Accountability
Critics Cast Doubt on Academic Progress in D.C. Schools
A national group critical of improvement strategies used in recent years in the District of Columbia public schools says education leaders in the city have overstated improvements in student achievement.
School & District Management
Early-Career, Pre-K, Technology Are Themes of Principals' Conference
The three-day conference will provide elementary and middle-school principals with tools to improve leadership skills and launch new initiatives.