Articles from Leadership (September 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Bell curve' excuse can lead to lower expectations: the achievement gap for any individual student need not exist, despite agruments that some groups will always perform poorly.	Manthey, George		726
Achieving alignment: the need for standards and assessments to work together to guide student learning has never been greater. Here's how schools can investigate and demonstrate alignment, and plan for and use the results of alignment studies.	Ananda, Sri		3024
Desperately seeking direction: how educators are closing the achievement gap.	Da Marto, Sonny		317
Grasp the vision: this effort to connect parents and community members with their schools shows children benefit through higher achievement, and volunteers become supporters of our schools.	Campbell, Ruth		958
How high poverty districts improve: a national study uncovers the policies and practices of high-poverty districts that have improved achievement across multiple schools.	Anderson, Stephen E.		3290
Involving Latino parents: getting Latino parents involved in educational activities with their children hasn't always been a priority for schools. The following strategies for attracting Latino parents to our classrooms can help parents overcome the barriers they may face.	Sanchez, Maria		2144
It takes a district: No Child Left Behind has deepened the need to communicate effectively. This district's NCLB implementation plan includes a project chart that designates action items, the people who are responsible and key deadlines.	Rosen, Karolee		1843
Measuring up: this district support team closed its achievement gap by moving all schools toward synchronized, standards-based reform.	Infusino, Frank		2782
NCLB: tall order for small districts: there are several steps that small, rural districts can take to address the consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act.	Tyler, Clifford E.		1418
Standards in focus: principals often find it difficult to explain to parents all the components of standards-based reform. Focus-group research shows how school leaders can provide clarity and make parents our partners in reform.			2562