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School Board Journal
September/October 1997

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IASB Publications
2921 Baker Drive
Springfield 62703
217/528-9688, extension 1131

• Standards tell 'what,' not 'how'/StateSide/JOSEPH A. SPAGNOLO

• The big gap in IGAP tests -- student effort/RANDY FRITZ--Why should students work hard on a test that doesn't affect their grades?

• The real value of education statistics/JAY MATHEWS--The story of how a mis-use of test scores netted smaller class sizes in a California school.

• The Illinois Waiver of Educational Mandates Act: A progress report/BRAD COLWELL--The Waiver of Educational Mandates Act offers relief from mandates that get in the way of improving education. Here's an update on how schools are using it.

• Citizens hold the key to referendum success/DEBI S. EDMUND--To pass a referendum, mobilize your citizens.

• Dispelling myth: Referenda can succeed during general elections/CORLISS LENTZ-- Take your pick of election dates -- there's no statistical difference in the likelihood of your referendum passing.

• The potential liabilities of a valuable teaching tool/LAURA SINARS--Sound policy and parent information are key to "safe surfing" of the Internet by students.

• Cyber-cheats/DEL STOVER--There are thousands of term papers for sale (or for free) on the Internet. Here's how to get the jump on students who might be tempted to use them.

• Issues in education/Brief discussions of home schooling, residency, national testing, and more.

• Synergy: The whole is greater than the parts/JOHN ALLEN, JOHN CASSELL, ANGELA PEIFER--The sixth in a series of articles based on Steven Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Successful People.