How an Indiana district saved $20M — and gave teachers a one-time raise

South Bend district’s CFO told ASBO’s annual conference how asking critical questions about outsourcing and healthcare costs led to strategic gains.
Can Public Schools Try to Boost Diversity? Admissions Policies Face a New Test
Challenges to race-neutral methods for selective admissions are continuing.
Week In Review: New York signals choice program opt-in, and ACT releases new data

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from an end to dozens of desegregation orders to strategies shared at the annual school business officials conference.
Students vote on how to spend $25K at this New York high school
Giving students a say also offered a lesson in civics and capital project funding, a New York district administrator told ASBO conference attendees.