Contents DistrictAdministration F E AT U R E S COVER STORY APRIL 2008 Corporations & School Policies 26 • Profit and Loss in School-Business Partnerships A common vision, long-term goals and mutual benefits are key to successful ventures. PLUS: An excerpt from Why is Corporate America Bashing Our Public Schools? Leslie Werstein Hann 36 • The Broad Way Billionaire-philanthropist Eli Broad’s take on schools in America. PLUS: Gary S. Stager’s “alternate opinion.” Kevin Butler, Gary S. Stager 26 40 • Big Macs for Big Grades A controversial program rewards high student achievement with fast food. Christopher Hann BRIEFINGS 12 News Update • Feeling the Pinch, Libraries Defend Duties • Joining the Supt. of the Year “Crew” • Getting the Scoop on Cooperative Purchasing PROFILE 42 14 Technology • Q&A with AALF President Bruce Dixon 16 Facilities & Construction • From Smart Construction to Smart Learning • Guiding the Way to Energy Efficiency • Sales Taxes for New Orleans Schools 18 Curriculum • Creating Technology Literate Educators • HELP Science 42 Hometown Success California’s Christopher Steinhauser has a powerful working knowledge of school improvement—and his own community to support it. Ron Schachter 20 Inside the Law • 2009 Ed Budget Stirs School Reform Pot • Illinois Could Break Silence • Legalized Stealing www.DistrictAdministration.com April 2008 1
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