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F E at u R E s
SCHOOL Spending RepORt
The Price of a Good Education
39 Do per-pupil expenditures equal school success? Ron Schachter
OctOber 2010
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policy and legislation
Dividing Arizona
54 Critics say recent immigration policies are segregating schools. Ed Finkel
technology
BRIEFINGs
18 News Update
• HISD’s Apollo 20 Turnaround Effort • People Watch • DOE Asks How Safe Students Feel • Admission Tests Produce Skewed Data • Disney’s Planet Challenge Heros
Making Your School Future-Proof
64 Administrators plan ahead by implementing flexible technology now to prevent major overhauls later. Alan Dessoff
curriculum
Connecting Curriculum with Community
72 Service learning projects apply academic skills and knowledge to address real-life issues. Susan Gonsalves
profile
25 Curriculum Update
• Showcasing STEM Careers • Schools Must Fill New Literacy Gaps
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A Small District’s Big Innovator
26 Facilities Update
• Kentucky Opens its Largest School • Most Expensive School Complex in LA
78 Technologically savvy and a voice for rural schools leaders—meet Bradford Saron. Kevin Butler
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