Articles on School Improvement

The Board’s Role In Innovation
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Dr. Douglas B. Reeves (biography)

January 2010; American School Board Journal

What you can do to redesign public education from the ground up.

Leadership and Organization for Technology
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Dr. Douglas B. Reeves (biography)

April 2005; The School Administrator

Turn back the clock 100 years. As a superintendent in the early years of the 20th century, you must deal with the latest technological innovation, the No. 2 pencil. How will you respond?

Beating the Odds
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John O. Simpson
January 2003; American School Board Journal

Norfolk schools have a model for student success—and it starts with accountability.

No Child Left Behind: New Federal Education Reform
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Dr. Michael White
Winter 2002; Ohio School Psychologist

President Bush’s education reform package, “No Child Left Behind,” passed the Senate last month and was signed into law by President Bush.  The bill contains a $4 billion increase in education funding, a 12-year student achievement goal, no private school vouchers, targeted funding to poor districts, and more funding flexibility for state and local districts…

Three Keys to Professional Development
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Dr. Douglas B. Reeves (biography)

February 2000; California Curriculum News Report

Educators should set the standard for excellence in professional development.  The relationship between what we value and what we learn should be transparent.  The link between our investment of resources and the research supporting those investments should be strong.  The relationship between our daily professional lives and our professional education should be seamless.  Unfortunately, the chasm between what we know we “should” do and what is actually done in many school systems is enormous…

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