Articles from Leadership (March 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
After-school programs: an investment that pays off: after-school programs can be an exceptionally cost-effective approach to supporting school district goals, such as improving student achievement and building vital community partnerships.	Padover, Wayne		1640
Budget advisory committees: making sense of complex issues: administrators from four very different districts in California offer their perspectives on how to work successfully with budget advisory committees.	Goldring, Leslie		2366
Connected classrooms: the Clovis High Laptop Program: technology integration in the classroom remains an elusive goal at many schools. However, technology is here to stay, and we have an obligation to prepare students for their world.	Bushman, James		2731
Economic woes focus of national spotlight: 'brutal math' of budget crisis inflicts pain, prompts visions of improvement.			395
If it's a budget cut, then it's personal: it's inevitable that people you care about will feel personally attacked by the budget decisions you must make over the next few months.	Manthey, George		745
Opportunity: the other half of crisis: in this time of budget crisis exists greater opportunity for improving effectiveness.	Ohm, Kathy		1081
Revamping California's education finance system: education leaders need to understand how the state got into this budget mess in order to craft long-term solutions that provide school districts with greater stability.	McFadden, Brett		1867
Successful grant-writing strategies: sources of alternative funding are more important now than ever before. Seeking grants is not as complicated or time-consuming as many believe.	Van Zant, Susan		1977
Time for change in financing methods.	Aceves, Larry		379