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Finance Budgeting in Education - Comprehensive Guide Creating a school budget is probably the single most labor-intensive project a school district's business office undertakes every fiscal year. …

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Finance School Finance Management: Your Guide to K-12 Finances Funding for K-12 schools has faced financial challenges for decades. Federal funding for US schools was on a steady decline when the American …

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Adult Education What It Takes to Become an Adult Ed Teacher Teachers in K-12 schools and at colleges and universities are highly trained individuals. Educators at elementary and secondary campuses not only …

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Community Arts Vibrant Arts Communities Big and Small The vibrancy of an arts community doesn’t have to be limited by a city’s size. For example, just because Fredericksburg, Texas (population 26,521) …

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Back to School 6 Ways to Make the First Day of School Seamless Even the most seasoned educator gets jittery about the first day of school each year. But the veteran teacher and administrator also knows the best …

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Adult Education Career/Tech Education Bill Enhances Adult Education Adult education received a boost from Congress in late July, when both the House of Representatives and the Senate approved, in bipartisan fashion, …

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6 Tips for a Successful Professional Development Day 1. Send an Agenda in Advance Send a meeting agenda ahead of time and ask if there is anything not on the schedule that should be included. This gives …

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Community Education Don’t Drop Out. Drop in to Community Programs The national school dropout rate has been cut almost in half since 1995, and the proliferation of community youth programs is one of the primary …

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Child Care Government Programs Provide Child-Care Aid It’s a problem that many low-income families face: My child(ren) must have child care before and after school, but I might not have enough money to …

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Schools Get Involved in Voter Registration As the 2018 midterm elections draw closer, voter-registration drives are operating at full steam. One of the prime targets of these initiative are …

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AP Exams Advanced Placement Trend Debate: Public vs Private Schools The number of schools offering Advanced Placement courses and the number of students taking them were at an all-time high in the 2016-17 school year. …

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Community Arts Recruiting for a Community Arts Board A community arts organization needs three things to survive and thrive: (1) Solid financial base (2) Reliable crew of artists to perform (3) …

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Filling the Teacher Gap School districts are caught in a teacher trap. That is, the student population is rising, while the number of teachers is falling. Neither trend …

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Innovative Programs Pique Students’ Interests Three students at Noblesville High School in Indiana have received patents for work they did in class. Students at Hamilton Southeastern High School …

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Community Arts Summer Perfect Time for Arts Groups to Attract Youth The end of the school year is fast approaching, which means the start of summer educational, recreational and enrichment programs aren’t far away, …

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Physical Literacy Makes Way Into Schools Just because physical education class continues to be a declining force in K-12 schools nationwide, does not mean students are simply sitting at …

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Music Education Finding the Right Repertoire for Community Orchestras Community orchestras may not be as widespread as other community arts organizations, such as theater companies, but they can make important …

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Community Arts A Dream Season for Community Theater Companies Developing a season that will entertain audiences with a variety of shows can prove challenging for a community theater company. Depending on how …

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Music Education 6 Ways to Attract Students to School Music Programs You’re in charge of a K-12 arts education curriculum, and you’ve navigated those tricky waters of obtaining funding for your programs. …

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Year-Round Education Offers Many Challenges Spring break is over in most K-12 schools, and only two to three months remain in the academic year – for most students. But for about 13% of those …

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Community Education Increase Community Education Registrations Community Education programs bring many different benefits to a community. From culinary classes, to business courses to artistic courses, citizens …

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Child Care What You Need to Know about the Child Care Tax Credit Tax season is here. This is the time of year where most Americans can fall into one of two categories. You are either a person who files early or a …

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Child Care Resource Roundup of Child Care Financial Assistance The typical American household is changing. According to the Center for American Progress, in the 1970’s, over half of families had at least one …