School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States and Canada which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.
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Special-purpose district - United States - Canada - Primary - Secondary
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Public education in many communities in the USA and Canada has been made the function of a school district serving one or more towns. A school district is a unique body corporate and politic, usually with Districts being coequal to that of a city or a county, and has similar powers including taxation and eminent domain. Its legislative body, elected by direct popular vote, is called a school board, board of trustees, or school committee, and this body appoints a superintendent, usually a highly qualified teacher, to function as the district's chief executive for carrying out day-to-day decisions and policy implementations. The school board on occasion may also exercise a token judiciary function in serious employee or student discipline matters.
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USA - Canada - Body corporate and politic - City - County - Taxation - Eminent domain - School board - Superintendent - Teacher - Chief executive - Judiciary - Employee - Student - Discipline
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The functioning of a school district can be a key influence and concern in local politics. A well run district with safe and clean schools, graduating enough students to good universities, can enhance the value of housing in its area, and thus increase the amount of tax revenue available to carry out its operations. Conversely, a poorly-run district may cause growth in the area to be far less than surrounding areas, or even a decline in population.
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Politics - Universities
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In addition to the various schools it operates and the various support facilities they require for their operation, such as school bus yards, laundries, warehouses, and kitchens, some very large school districts operate medical clinics, television stations (many of which are official PBS affiliates for their respective markets), and fully functioning campus police departments. Additionally it is not unusual to find public libraries or recreation programs operated by a school system.
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School bus - PBS - Campus police - Libraries - Recreation
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Principal, student punished for plagiarism
Ah, the memories the Naperville Central High class of 2008 will have. The school in Illinois has had the Principal fired and the class Valedictorian punished. Why? Because they both got caught plagiarizing.The Naperville Sun reported, "Naperville Central High School Principal Jim Caudill isn?t the only one Naperville School District 203 is punishing for plagiarism. During a Thursday afternoon press conference in which District 203 officials announced that Caudill would likely be 'reassigned' due to his admitted transgression, Superintendent Alan Leis revealed that portions of the commencement address delivered by Central?s valedictorian also appear to be plagiarized. Leis would not identify the valedictorian by name, but, in covering Central?s May 21 graduation ceremony, Central administrators reported that Steven ?Hankong? Su was the valedictorian for Central?s class of 2008."I am not sure of what either case of plagiarism is but the video of the commencement is being edited to remove some segments. That probably is a clue as to what happened. I am afraid plagiarism in commencements is fairly common. How many ways can you say basically the same thing? This probably just does not get caught very often.
Elementary Counselors Get Schooled in Information Literacy
The Ledger of Lakeland, Florida has a report up about elementary education and information literacy. It is titled Elementary Counselors Get Schooled in Information Literacy and was written by Thomas Hagerty.From the site:Elementary professional school counselors from the Polk County School District held their spring meeting April 10 at the University of South Florida Lakeland. The featured speaker was Dr. Wendy-lou Greenidge, assistant professor of counselor education, USF Lakeland. She spoke on "Using Online Resources and Technology to Improve Elementary School Counseling Programs."In her presentation, Greenidge stressed the importance of information literacy - the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."In this Information Age, to provide the best service to their clients and to promote their own professional development, counselors need to develop information literacy," said Greenidge. "The Internet houses an abundance of counseling information and resources. However, to effectively and efficiently access this information requires knowledge of search engines, Web sites, and databases."
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Preservationists vs. School District
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