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Do School Districts Matter to Education Reform?
January 20-21, 2006
EWA held a regional seminar on district reform issues, such as teacher contracts, the politics of school boards and budgeting at the Baltimore Sun Jan. 20-21, 2006.
It will look at such issues as the seeming inability of many urban districts, despite years of trying, to reform; how to take apart school budgets; the messy relationships between districts and unions; and the politics of urban school reform. For more information about the conference and speakers, go here.
To read bios of the speakers, click here.
View slideshows of topics covered at the seminar by clicking on the titles below:
"Getting the Real Story on School Resources: Understanding School Budgets"
Kacey Guin, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington
"Unintended Consequences-The Case for Reforming the Staffing Rules in Urban Teachers Union Contracts"
The New Teacher Project
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