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USEFUL LINKS
Other websites bearing on school governance

• It was a very good year/Joseph A. Spagnolo -- Stateside

• I've seen the enemy/Peter S. Weber -- On the stump

• 12 ways to save money/Rebecca Jones -- A dozen tips for schools that could use a little extra cash.

• After-school programs: An investment in children and community/Barbara M. Wheeler -- After-school hours are prime time for kids to get in trouble. An investment in after-school programs can pay off.

• The vanishing school board/Donald M. Chalker, Richard M. Hayes -- In Canada, school governance is up for grabs -- could it happen here?

• Why I'm giving up on school boards/Lee M. Silver -- The author's school board experience left him fed up and disillusioned with school boards.

• A new kind of leadership: The Dolan model/Debi S. Edmund -- The problem with most organizations does not rest with the people in them, but rather in the structure itself, Patrick Dolan says.

• Sick school buildings/Robert T. Malito -- Indoor air quality is critical to health, but is often overlooked in the maintenance program.

• Should I abstain? Avoid conflicts of interest/Brad Colwell, William L. Sharp -- Laws against conflict of interest are designed not only to stop actual abuses of power, but to remove the potential or the appearance of such abuse.

• 10 ways to protect your image/Gayle Wayne -- When things get hot, it's important to present your district's best face to the public.

• Body count -- An update on school killings, and action being taken at the federal level to prevent them.