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Articles in March-April, 2006 issue of Leadership

• Innovation, perseverance and passion: helping students thrive in an imperfect world
  by Henry Bietz
• Turning lives around: professional development for staff is the core element for the foundation of this school, which helps prepare students for success as adults
  by Eileen Holmes
• School practices that matter: this study proves that what schools do, and what resources they have for doing it, can have a powerful impact on student achievement
  by Trish Williams
• Helping Latino parents navigate the education system: this initiative resulted in a more effective way to communicate with Latino families, removing a barrier to student success
  by William M. Habermehl
• A pyramid of support: there is something for everyone in this model for a school-based support system
  by Jill Baker
• Resilient children in an imperfect world: this school's system for identifying and reducing risk factors for children living in poverty helps stimulate their desire to excel in school
  by Kevin W. Riley
• Drawinq dropouts out of the shadows: a standards-based curriculum has not been enough to ensure the education of the staggering number of students who disappear from the educational system
  by David Kopperud
• Capturing knowledge: a learning legacy: as lead learners, administrators can support each other's development by sharing what they have learned on the job
  by George Manthey
• Effective discipline: finding the 'place in the middle': how to change practices that aren't working and transform mental models that contribute to unacceptable behaviors
  by Phyllis A. Hensley
• Books worth reading: Class and Schools; The World is Flat
  by George Manthey
• Attainable, sustainable real-world success: teachers in this district fight for the opportunity to share data and collaborate on ways to improve the instructional program
  by Claudia Maidenberg