How low can it go?
The story below about gas prices might have something to do with this, but a new poll places Congress's job approval at (this is not a typo) 9 percent. Nine. We have to work with Congress so we don't plan to dwell on that figure too long but felt it our duty to make note of it. So we have.
Up, up and away
Unless fuel prices take an unexpected turn toward the good old days of $3 a gallon gas (remember we thought that was expensive?), school districts, like households and businesses, will continue facing tough budget choices. Stories abound of districts looking into all manner of strategies to save on the rising cost of fuel and the residual effects on other expenses, like food.
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Recent cover stories from ASBJ.
The Smart Approach to Technology Purchases
How can a school board have confidence that it's making a good decision when asked to approve the purchase of new technology? It begins by putting less focus on the upfront price tag. The smart buy isn't always the cheapest, and it isn't a vendor discount or low bid that guarantees a district the best "bang for its buck."
How Schools Can Use Social Networking
The rise of dozens of new voluntary communities, or social networks, is bringing us together in unique, technology-driven ways. Could Facebook be a model for a 21st century purposeful student community designed for school improvement? Possibly. But evidence suggests that education is not prepared to accept the dimension of purposeful communities offered by social networks.
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The Executive Director of the National School Boards Association, Anne Bryant, discusses important issues in public education.
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