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Welcome to "The American School Board Journal" store. You can browse through our PDF articles by year and issue back through 2002. All of the articles are priced at $5.00 each. Just select the documents you want, create your account, enter your credit card information, and the document will be immediately available for download and printing. Document downloads will remain active in your account for 30 days from the date of purchase.

Current Issue

On The Cover

  		• A Day on the Hill
    Authored By: Naomi Dillon, Del Stover, Larry Hardy, Joetta Sack-Min , Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282262
    Each winter, about 750 school board members attend NSBA’s Federal Relations Network Conference (FRN). Participants spend two days in se...
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Features

  		• Putting the Research in Science
    Authored By: Wendy Gardner, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282263
    Students need the scientific building blocks. But students can gain a richer understanding and appreciation of science if schools move beyond the boundaries of the science class...
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  		• Saving on Benefits
    Authored By: Naomi Dillon, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282264
    Districts must continue to find ways to save money and keep budget cuts as far away from the classroom as possible. One area of money-saving potential is employee benefits. Schoo...
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  		• The Costs of Immigration
    Authored By: Lawrence Hardy, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282265
    How much does it cost to educate immigrant students, both legal and undocumented? And what are the short- and long-term benefits of those efforts? These questions are both trem...
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  		• Thriving in Tight Times
    Authored By: Nathan Levenson, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282266
    Most districts can’t keep cutting back and provide a 21st century top-quality education. Districts need to reimagine how to educate their students at a permanently lower per-p...
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  		• Starting Over
    Authored By: Brian Stephens, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282267
    It is important to remember that E-rate is a journey, not a race. So instead of letting E-rate fall by the wayside until the next big deadline, we offer a few simple suggestion...
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  		• Grant Writing 101
    Authored By: Kenneth T. Henson, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282268
    All effective grant-writing programs have certain characteristics: good communications, coordination of activities, common mission statement and goals, and a feeling of shar...
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Departments

  		• April 2012 School Board News
    Authored By: Editorial Staff, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282269
    This month: “On the Hill” says that the proposed federal education budget is a statement on the current administration’s priorities. Also covered are NSBA’s new High School To...
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  		• Credit Recovery
    Authored By: Rebecca St. Andrie, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282273
    Credit recovery programs—described by some as “summer school after school”—are designed to help struggling students graduate. Using many different strategies, often involvi...
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  		• A Spectrum of Changes
    Authored By: Vanessa M. Sheehan, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282274
    Recently, the American Psychiatric Association proposed revisions for inclusion in the upcoming version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. As a s...
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  		• Research Shows
    Authored By: Douglas B. Reeves, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282275
    Every board member has heard the claims “Research shows that …” and “Studies prove that …” But how do educational leaders and policymakers know if the research is sufficient...
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  		• Behind the Scenes
    Authored By: Douglas B. Reeves, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282276
    Success in the classroom depends on many factors. One often-overlooked element is the district’s buildings and grounds department. These diligent employees usually work behi...
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  		• The Last Word April 2012
    Authored By: Anne L. Bryant, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282272
    Anne L. Bryant has 'The Last Word:' It is up to us to beat the odds for our students....
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  		• April 2012 Adviser
    Authored By: Editorial Staff, Date Published: 3/28/2012, Product#: 282270
    What would you do if … your board were considering changing auditing firms?...
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