Boards’ treatment of superintendent seen as hampering efforts
EdWeek.org
11/15/2006
Jeff Archer
The departures of the superintendents of two major school districts on opposite coasts are prompting criticism of their school boards, and worries about the systems’ ability to attract highly capable leaders to replace them.
In Seattle, where Superintendent Raj Manhas announced late last month that he would leave […]

 The Columbus Dispatch
11/15/2006
Jennifer Smith Richards
The Columbus Public Schools never said they would stop at 12.
And it doesn’t look like the district will: A task force that picked the 12 schools that were closed last spring has begun meeting again. Meanwhile, enrollment continues to deteriorate in some schools, leaving a handful with fewer than 200 students.
The […]

 Members may focus on funding, charters
The Plain Dealer
11/10/2006
Scott Stephens
This week’s election for the State Board of Education promises to determine far more than what Ohio will teach about evolution.
While science got the headlines in the costly and often nasty Summit County race between Tom Sawyer and Deborah Owens Fink, Democratic victories also may reshape charter […]

 5 more Columbus schools will begin bonus program
The Columbus Dispatch
11/6/2006
Jennifer Smith Richards
Car salesmen earn a commission for each car they sell. Business executives earn bonuses based on company profits. Factory workers are sometimes paid according to how many widgets they assemble.
“It works in every other endeavor, why not this?” asked U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret […]