Leadership News Online - school administration on-line information service - Brief Article

School Administrator, Jan, 2001

If you're interested in the latest research findings affecting schools across the country and what superintendents are doing to take advantage of such findings, be sure to log on to Leadership News Online at www.aasa.org.

Among the reports summarized recently:

"Why Can't Johnny Walk to School?" asks the National Trust for Historic Preservation in a new report criticizing the "big box" mentality that it says pervades modem decision making about school size, location and design.

Taking lessons from the past decade of restructuring, "Turning Points 2000," released in November, urges a renewed focus on student learning of rigorous academic content in the middle grades.

Two new national reports call for an overhaul in the preparation and ongoing professional development of principals to focus on instructional leadership. The report includes specific recommendations for ensuring that schools have the future leaders they will need.

And to make sure you're always a step ahead, Today's Headlines. summarizes and provides links to the top daily stories from newspapers around the country each. business day morning.