Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hBCEYSm09197; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:34:28 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:34:28 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <001301c3c0bc$72dcbf40$32881a0a@famlit.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Noemi Aguilar" <naguilar@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1728] Clips&Crossposts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3135 Lines: 61 Two interesting stories...enjoy! From Public Education Network Weekly NewsBlast "Public Involvement. Public Education. Public Benefit." 12 THINGS TOP SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS KNOW AND YOU SHOULD TOO While many school administrators are hopping from job to job or getting axed in today's challenging educational environment, there are some who aren't just surviving but thriving. Despite all the pressures, they ooze confidence and win kudos -- even awards -- from teachers and parents throughout their communities. Pamela Wheaton Schorr reports that top school leaders share the following successful tools and techniques: (1) Don't try to play spin doctor; (2) Remember that kids are your customers; (3) Don't forget who writes the checks; (4) Don't just call when you need something; (5) Don't play the blame game; (6) Acknowledge people's feelings; (7) Distinguish fact from opinion; (8) Close the technology gap between teachers and students; (9) Demonstrate a vested interest in your community; (10) Mentor your teachers; (11) Empower staffers; and, (12) Empower yourself! http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/novdec03/articles.asp?article=secret s 65 MILLION GIRLS KEPT FROM SCHOOL WORLDWIDE A new UNICEF report released warns that global development efforts have hit a glass ceiling, and that educating girls is the best way to break through it. Women make most of the decisions that affect a family's health and welfare and thus a nation's living standard, the report says. Without accelerated action to get more girls into school over the next two years, global goals to reduce poverty and improve the human condition will not be reached, reports Maggie Farley. "International development efforts have been glaringly inadequate at getting girls into school in too many countries," UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy. "We stand no chance of substantially reducing poverty, child mortality, HIV/AIDS and other diseases if we do not ensure that all girls and boys can exercise their right to a basic education." The report argues that gender discrimination has undermined development policies and that more attention must be focused on people, especially women, and how they can contribute to a nation's economic growth, rather than concentrating on economic policies. Investing in education -- with an emphasis on the teaching of girls -- is the best use of a nation's resources, bringing multiple returns, the report says. School-age girls in many nations have less access to education because of cultural traditions and expectations that boys will grow to become the main wage earners of their families. However, the report notes, educated girls and women can make a greater economic contribution, are more involved in political decisions affecting women, know how to keep themselves and their families healthier and are more likely to educate their own children. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03346/250391.stm Happy Holidays! Noemi Aguilar National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main Street, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502/584-1133 ext 168 Fax: 502/584-0172 E-mail: naguilar@famlit.org
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Thu Mar 11 2004 - 12:16:53 EST