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May/June 2003

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IASB Publications
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Springfield 62703
217/528-9688, extension 1131

• A gap too far: Bridging adversarial relations with media by James Russell
  Both school boards and the media must take responsibility for their role in what can be compared to war?like relationships in many communities.

• Student sex offenders: What's a district to do? by Shayne L. Aldridge and Pamela J. Kennerly
  The Sex Offenders Registration Act gets complicated for school districts when the person who should register is a student.

• Capping those graduation hijinks by Linda Dawson
  In the midst of beach balls, silly string and goofy gyrations, how can school districts restore a sense of dignity and decorum to graduation ceremonies?

• Is extinction ahead for valedictorians?
  Once esteemed positions of high distinction, valedictorians and even class rank are rapidly disappearing all across the United States.

• 10 ways board members can help reading teachers by Karen A. Becker
  A survey of graduate students points out how critical it is for districts to have effective reading teachers.

• Staff development with a new twist by Sherwood C. Dees
  School districts have new options that allow staff development to come to teachers instead of sending them off to a workshop.

• Telling where it hurts by Jan Richter
  The ability for states to adequately fund education depends, in a large part, on having lawmakers in Washington, D.C., set the right priorities for the federal budget.

• Practical PR - Graduation will leave a lasting impression by Diane Freeman