Nov. ASBJ explores the role of civics education, social media in creating...
The presidential election has dominated the campaign season, but local leaders know it’s not the only thing of importance on the ballot. Along with bond referendums to fund capital projects, school...
View ArticleSchool security issues at the forefront of December ASBJ
Vandalism — destroying school property — remains a constant problem for many if not all school districts. Senior Editor Del Stover, in American School Board Journal’s December cover story, online now,...
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School security articles available at American School Board Journal
In her 2006 article, “A Measured Approach,” which was written after several school shootings by individuals with no connection to the schools, American School Board Journal editor Naomi Dillon wrote:...
View ArticleSafety experts to advise school leaders in NSBA webinar
The school shootings in Newtown, Conn., have left school leaders searching for ways to make sure they are keeping their students, staff, and communities safe from harm. When looking for advice, it’s...
View ArticleState school boards associations offer support and resources after Newtown...
When word arrived that a number of students and adults had been gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the staff at the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE)...
View ArticleSchools safer in the wake of Columbine shootings and 9/11, say educators and...
Ronald D. Stephens has worked in school security for nearly 28 years. As executive director of the National School Safety Center in California, he’s consulted with school officials in places linked...
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January ASBJ online now with Change Agents, Common Core backlash
The January issue of American School Board Journal is online now. This first issue of 2013 fittingly features our inaugural series on excellence in school governance: Change Agents. Each month we’ll...
View ArticleNSBA Technology Innovation Showcase brings new solutions to school boards
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) recently announced its first Technology Innovation Showcase, which will help school board members realize the potential of new and innovative educational...
View ArticleTop education books of 2012
If you could see my office, you’d know how much I love books. They line my window sill and shelves, and they’re stacked up in piles on my floor. One of the best things about being managing editor of...
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School board success story: Improving graduation rates in Montana
Missoula County School Board Chair Toni Rehbein and Superintendent Alex Apostle. January’s American School Board Journal (ASBJ) features the success story of the Missoula County Public School Board of...
View ArticleFebruary ASBJ online now with features on technology, school board success
More and more people are using tablets and other handheld devices in their daily lives, so it’s not surprising that their use has spread into the classroom, as well. The February issue of American...
View ArticleAgents of Change: Indiana school board overcomes leadership churn
Leadership churn — the revolving door of superintendents — is a problem that bedevils many school districts. An Indiana school board that overcame this challenge is the subject of February’s Agent of...
View ArticleNSBA Annual Conference speaker Geena Davis on gender stereotypes
She played quirky in “The Accidental Tourist” and presidential in “Commander in Chief.” Harried housewife-on-the-run in “Thelma & Louise,” she celebrated a different sort of rule-breaker in “A...
View ArticleCommon Core tests and school board success stories in the March issue of ASBJ
The Common Core State Standards are coming, and they will have a huge impact on how teachers are expected to teach, students are taught to think, and how both students and teachers are evaluated. In...
View ArticleInterview with NSBA Conference speaker Diane Ravitch: ‘Schools belong to the...
From 1991 to 1993, Diane Ravitch served as Assistant Secretary of Education in President George H.W. Bush’s administration. Today, the author and education historian says the institution she served at...
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District inequities and school safety post-Newtown in the April issue of ASBJ
Uneven funding among affluent and poor school districts is well-documented, but you may not realize that it often occurs among schools in the same district, as well. Senior Editor Del Stover looks at...
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2013 Magna Award honors school districts for outstanding programs
Pennsylvania’s Derry Township School District, Virginia’s Albemarle County Public Schools, and California’s Fontana Unified School District have been named the grand prize winners in the 19th annual...
View ArticleFuturist looks at Generation Z’s impact on teaching and learning
They have many names – Generation M for multitaskers, Generation C for connected, Generation S for screen, and Generation Z (even though they’re not the last)—but one thing is for sure: They are...
View ArticleNew in ASBJ.com: Fighting and winning the war of public school perception
Are school boards and school districts losing the war of public perception? In the May issue of American School Board Journal, online now at www.asbj.com, Senior Editor Lawrence Hardy writes of how...
View ArticleBonus online article answers the question: What do superintendents want?
Holiday bonus, bonus coupons, bonus items –a bonus is a gift, a little extra something that doesn’t cost you anything. American School Board Journal offers a bonus, too – online articles on topics that...
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