Contents DistrictAdministration F E AT U R E S SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS School administrators raise the bar on sustainability efforts—and see results. Ron Schachter SPECIAL SECTION JUNE/JULY 2009 29 A Deeper Shade of Green 36 The New School Lunch Food service providers and district administrators get creative with food. Brian D. Wallace 42 Business Brings Sustainable Lessons to School 29 Students learn about energy efficiency with companion curricula. Angela Pascopella BRIEFINGS 10 News Update 47 • People Watch • Nation’s Report Card: Some Gains, Lingering Gaps • Broadband Funding Opportunities • Open Source Software: A Budget Cutter’s Ally? • Striving Readers and Reading First TECHNOLOGY 47 A Netbook for Every Student Affordable and portable—and they can get the job done. Alan Dessoff GUIDANCE 52 Vision Videos Empower Students 14 Stimulus Monitor • Coalitions Write to Arne Duncan • Racing to the Top Together • Stimulus Sound Bites Colors ( In Hex #) Colors ( In Hex #) 3C2750 Tel.A.Vision, a new Web-based tool, inspires youth to dream the possible. Mary Johnson Patt 52 3C2750 1687B9 An environmental learning competition from the Walt Disney Company 9AD0F3 1687B9 9AD0F3 D1C95B 000000 D1C95B 000000 As she appears in teaser www.districtadministration.com/disney As she appears in teaser www.DistrictAdministration.com June/July 2009 1
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