August 2006
FEATURES
Get
Over Your Cell Phone Hang-up
Should kids be allowed to bring phones to school? We took a look at what districts across the country are doing to keep students, parents, and teachers in sync.
Breathe
New Life Into Old Subjects 
OK, some things will never change, like teaching kids the basics. But
standard curriculum doesn’t have to equal boring. Take this advice and
watch your curriculum go from yawn to yowzah!
District
Picks
Readers share their top tech picks.
High
School University
A North Carolina district is preparing students for a competitive job
market by turning high school into college.
How
to Fire a Bad Principal
In this book excerpt, a former superintendent shares his tips and techniques for handling one of the toughest parts of your job.
- The Science Crisis: Inside Ohio’s science initiative
- Four Big Deals: Top districts and educational vendors strike big deals.
- Food for Thought: Feeding kids when school is out.
- Movers and Shakers: Who’s been fired, hired, or retired.
- Grants Watch: Your guide to money.
- Junket Justifiers: A list of educational conferences for you to attend.
- The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: The best and worst in education news this month.
- Blog Watch: What education insiders are saying.
Postings
The National School Boards Association announces it 2006 District Salute recipients.
Future
Schools:
Look, Mom! No Chairs! Elton Hills Elementary goes chairless.
