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Articles in Sept-Oct, 2002 issue of Leadership

• The character school option: charter school supporters believe sustainable educational success occurs school by school, not through mandates from the district, state or federal level
  by David Patterson
• Getting small: transforming our high schools: Sacramento's large, impersonal high schools are becoming smaller learning communities that provide customized paths for student to reach standards mastery
  by Richard Owen
• Sound standard for schools `unsound'
  by Don Davis
• Extended-day programs: time to learn: extending learning time for students in need of support can bridge the academic gap by providing students with the time they require to master subject content
  by Catherine Dodd
• Meeting the needs of each child
  by Larry Aceves
• Safe schools: a reality check: safe school planning is a systematic process that should be woven into the culture of a school rather than being addressed by special, add-on programs
  by Lidia Clarksean
• Closer connections: factors such as homelessness, limited-English proficiency and difficult relations with others can cause students even in the best schools to feel alone
  by James Lovelace
• A guide to lowering test scores: unhealthy environmental conditions in classrooms can make it difficult for students and teachers to concentrate and affect productivity, health and the bottom line
  by Shelly Rosenblum
• Putting the `person' in personalized: here's a good way to prove that you're not a mindless bureaucrat
  by George Manthey
• Moving on up promoting at-risk students: students at risk of retention are placed in an alternative intervention program in this district, with the goal of promoting them to the next grade level as soon as possible
  by Marilou Ryder
• Schools Attuned to learning differences: teachers can learn how to understand and manage student differences in learning in the regular classroom
  by Gail Rubin
• Gifted all day long: implementing new state standards that require gifted and talented education services to be an integral part of the core curriculum will result in improved teaching and learning for everyone
  by Margaret Gosfield