By Peter Hegarty The calm leadership that Alameda schools Superintendent Ardella Daily displayed during tumultuous times -- such as a cycle of budget shortfalls and a string of school closures -- will be missed in the years ahead, officials say.

By KELLEY BOUCHARD The Portland School Committee is expected to appoint a 20-member interview panel on Sept. 3 to help in a nationwide search for a new superintendent.

By Joe Robertson, The Kansas City Star, Mo. May 29--The Kansas City School District's vast plan for K-8 elementary schools across the district could be derailed within a year.

By Lisa Grace Lednicer, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Apr. 10--Seven of the 10 schools with the worst graduation rates in the metro area are in the Portland School District, and all seven have split into smaller settings to attack chronic dropout and achievement problems.

By -- Portland residents who participated in a straw poll Monday night showed strong support for building a new elementary school on Ocean Avenue near Baxter Boulevard.