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Winter 2007
 | Rural schools and districts often enjoy unique advantages—not the least of which is their location in some of the country’s wildest and most unspoiled places. But there’s trouble in paradise. Many rural districts and schools in California and throughout the country are waging an increasingly desperate struggle to stay afloat. |
In This Issue
CSBA's president-elect talks of teamwork and achievement.
Whatever its intrinsic value, arts education is stifled by the dry atmosphere of today’s results-oriented drive for core educational achievement.
Sometimes in the push-and-pull of varying demands on a district’s limited resources, money for educating staff can seem expendable.
Departments
Scott P. Plotkin is the executive director of the California School Boards Association.
Brian Taylor is the managing editor of California Schools.
State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, serves on the Senate Education Committee.
Mira Loma High School's International Baccalaureate program takes art honors.
Sutterville Elementary School tailors English lessons to the needs of all students.