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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.

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  		• Feeding the Hungry
    Authored By: Naomi Dillon, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281576
    Though guidelines are straightforward, enrolling qualified families into the federally subsidized meal program has been anything but for school districts. According to USDA rese...
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  		• Let's Do Lunch
    Authored By: Abby Hallford, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281577
    Childhood obesity is a growing problem. According to some studies, an estimated 17 percent of children ages 2 to 19 are obese. At least one study has shown that overweight chil...
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Features

  		• On the Way to Great
    Authored By: Lawrence Hardy, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281578
    “World-class” has a nice ring to it, but what does it really mean? Many suburban districts excel with upper-income students: Urbanized Long Beach does it with a free and reduc...
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  		• New on the Shelf
    Authored By: Kathleen Vail, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281579
    Teachers unions continued to take a beating in 2011 in the court of public opinion, and the books on our list of top education reads certainly reflect their place on the firing...
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  		• Class Warfare: Where Are the School Boards?
    Authored By: Robert Rader, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281580
    It’s not exaggerating to say we are living through the largest transformation of politics, legislation, culture, and implementation of change that school boards have ever seen. ...
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  		• Talking About My Generation
    Authored By: Kerry L. Roberts and Pauline M. Sampson, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281581
    Many districts have three or even four generations working for it. Each generation has unique talents and contributions. Understanding generational di...
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Departments

  		• January 2012 School Board News
    Authored By: Editorial Staff, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281582
    This month: “On the Hill” talks about navigating the election year education funding three-ring circus. “NSBA Roundup” discusses parents as partners in education, the need fo...
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  		• Labor Pains
    Authored By: Rebecca St. Andrie, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281583
    There are places in the country that can’t find enough workers – not because there aren’t enough people, but because the people available don’t have the right skills. As a...
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  		• But My Child Will Only Eat Peanut Butter'
    Authored By: Emily J. Leader, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281585
    When a school learns a student’s food allergy may require accommodations, it must take the same steps it would take to address any potential disability. If medical and anecdo...
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  		• Positive Impressions
    Authored By: Nora Carr, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281586
    Advocating for top-notch public schools for all children has never been tougher, or more important. With gaps between generations getting wider by nearly every measure imaginable, ...
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  		• The Face of Data
    Authored By: Douglas B. Reeves, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281587
    The public’s image of education has largely been shaped by the publication of test scores. It is essential that the public and the media hear the real story of public educa...
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  		• Other People's Money
    Authored By: Charles K. Trainor, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281588
    Donors contributing money or goods are investing in your district’s mission. Let community members know that all fundraising activities must be preapproved by district lea...
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  		• Getting Out of the Box
    Authored By: Doug Eadie, Date Published: 12/29/2011, Product#: 281589
    If your district gets the board involved late in an out-of-the-box change planning process, when hands-on input isn’t feasible, then you can’t reasonably expect the board to feel ...
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  		• The Last Word January 2012
    Authored By: Mary Broderick, Date Published: 1/3/2012, Product#: 281599
    William Butler Yeats often is credited with saying, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” The lack of growth in the nation’s NAEP results over th...
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  		• January 2012 Adviser
    Authored By: Editorial Staff, Date Published: 1/3/2012, Product#: 281597
    What would you do if … a new wellness policy might offend?...
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