What district leaders can do:
 
 
Advocates of school reform are paying increasing attention to the role district leaders can play in improving schools. District leaders are critical to creating a vision for student learning. District leaders can also design professional development systems and incentives for teachers and school leaders to help realize that vision. With respect to technology, district leaders can be proactive in helping schools identify sources of funding and creating links among standards, assessments, and technology-supported learning activities in classrooms. We present strategies that district leaders in Detroit and Chicago have used to make technology more accessible and integrated into the curriculum, as well as links to resources for district leaders.