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• Safe deliveries like clockwork
  by Linda Dawson
  Getting students to school safely, economically and on time is the number one goal for three of the largest land mass districts in Illinois.
  Sidebar: Bus driver qualifications
  Sidebar: Getting to the game
  Sidebar: Why have costs risen?

• Locked out...Strategies for complying with the Facebook Password Law
  by Jackie Wernz
  A new law will have important effects for employers like public school districts.

• Academic game changer...Eating the elephant known as Common Core Standards
  by Rene Noppe, Carol Webb, Stuart Yager and Donna McCaw
  A look at implementation costs, curricular impact, potential headaches and monitoring suggestions.

• Programs seek to connect students, families to Internet
  by Linda Dawson
  Closing the digital divide is important for education goals.

• Yellow buses may become Illinois endangered species
  by Brent Clark
  Cuts in state funding for transportation portend an ominous future for public schools.

• Finding 'north' from a seat in a school bus
  by Mark A. Clark
  A board member's ride on a school bus gives perspective on what's important.

• Maximizing safety on non-district buses
  by Patrick Labriola
  Schools are accountable when selecting services of outside motor carriers.

• Preserving the public in public schools
  by Phil Boyle and Del Burns
  An excerpt from their book offers reasons for the importance of this mission.

• Viability of rural, small schools can be defended
  by Greg Reynolds and Vicki Van Tuyle
  Bigger is not always better, according to research on school size.

• Illinois Basic Skills Test narrows teacher pipeline
  by Matt Hlinak
  Changes to a prescreening exam seem to exacerbate racial disparities in scores.

• Practical PR: Details on curriculum can help explain tax bills
  by Jim Szczepaniak

• Ask the staff: As boards' primary work, policy should matter
  by Brian Zumpf