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Art Education Helps Increase Test Scores, Encourage Student Involvement

by John Albright

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief)Art education in Adams County School District 14 in Colorado has provided opportunities for students to expand their horizons and helped them be successful in all subjects...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

Quality in the Arts Requires Creativity

by Abodeely, John

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief)John Abodeely, arts education manager for the Americans for the Arts, writes about how education leaders are implementing arts programs in their schools...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

Thriving Minds

by Gina Thorsen

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief)Thriving Minds, an art initiative in Dallas, partners with local arts and cultural agencies to promote creativity in schools...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

America in the Creative and Innovative Economy

by Eger, John

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief) John Eger, of Smart Communities, describes how U.S. schools and educators need to recognize the importance of art education to remain competitive in today's global marketplace...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

Creativity, Imagination and Innovation in America's Schools

by Eileen Mackin

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief)The SmART Schools program, an education development center, is stressing the importance of creativity and the arts in K-12 education...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

A Journey Without End

by McKinney, John E.

John E. McKinney, superintendent of Danville Schools in Danville, IN, writes about how the district staff has implemented continuous quality improvement (CQI) through many means, including student-led conferences, a teacher training induction program and..

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-03
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement

The Times They Are A-Changin?

In this issue, three superintendents write about districtwide plans and changes to modernize student learning...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-03
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement

Problem Solvers of the Future

by Holliday, Terry

Terry Holliday, the keynote speaker of this year's Leadership Summit, writes about how Iredell-Statesville Schools in Statesville, NC, have been using plan-do-check-act cycles and management framework to turn students into problem-solvers...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-03
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement

Remodeling 101

by Hassler, Robert D.

This article, by Robert D. Hassler, superintendent of North Penn School District in Lansdale, PA, describes how the district is using the effective schools and Baldrige models to produce higher student achievement and organizational efficiencies...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-03
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement

NQEC Features Team Competition

Highlights of the 15th annual National Quality Education Conference feature a first-ever team competition, keynote speakers and an executive roundtable...

• Filetype: doc
• Publish date: 2007-11
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement