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Regional partnerships helping K-12 education innovate
Bambi Majumdar EducationMany states have reported a dismal drop in state funding over the last 10 years. Expecting the school systems to compensate for the funding plunge is like asking them to multitask without a solution in sight. We often fail to realize the enormous impact these steps will have on the students, who are ultimately going to pay for the talks and reforms that may never see the light.
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High times in higher education
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityA new study on college drug use concludes that 1 in 17 college students is getting high on marijuana on a regular (daily) basis. There are approximately 4,700 colleges offering either two-year or four-year degrees across the United States. These schools enroll around 20.6 million students every fall.
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Childhood shyness and the connection to mental illness
Dorothy L. Tengler EducationAlthough childhood shyness is commonplace, it concerns many parents, especially those who place great value on sociability. Some children become shy because of harsh life experiences, but most are born that way.
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Hate, hostility and ignorance in academe: What will you do?
Debra Josephson Abrams Education"Debra is a JAP." As I walk into my classroom, I see the words written neatly in bright orange on the whiteboard, and my colleague (someone I had counted as a friend) who has written them stands by the board, giggling, egging on my students to ask me what it means.
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Delaware mandates that students study organ donation
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareDelaware has become the latest state to mandate that students study organ donation as part of health education classes. The move is intended to dispel myths surrounding organ donation and potentially decrease the number of Delaware residents on organ waiting lists, which include some 300 people waiting for livers and kidneys.
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A postsecondary model for students with learning disabilities
Luana E. Fahr EducationWhen students consider postsecondary education, they wonder anxiously if they will ever be able to persist to graduation. The questions that go through mind of the typical college-bound student often include: Should I even go to college? If I go to college, will I ever graduate? Are there support programs that can assist me?
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Are we effectively supporting new principals?
Brian Stack EducationAmerican schools today face issues that are unprecedented in our nation's history. Among the top issues that have become part of the day-to-day reality of our school leaders include class size, poverty, family factors, technology, bullying, student attitudes and behaviors, parental involvement, student health, funding and No Child Left Behind.
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The rise of access management in education
Dean Wiech EducationThe often-undiscussed importance that administrative technology has on school districts might be tantamount to suggesting that the only use for technology in a school district is in its classroom. There are far-reaching solutions that provide overwhelming benefits to the classroom, even if these technologies are not used to deliver homework to mobile devices or tally the marks of a classroom's population.
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Classroom teacher and English learner teacher collaboration
Erick Herrmann EducationWhat is the best way to provide a high-quality education to English learners? Recent analyses of the research by Goldenberg, Saunders and Marcelletti clearly indicate that English learners benefit from quality classroom instruction that includes supports and modifications, as well as English language development (ELD).
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How can you get students with LD to change their behavior and habits?
Howard Margolis EducationMany parents of children with educational disabilities know their children need to rid themselves of behaviors and habits that jeopardize their future. They need to develop ones that propel and sustain progress. This, after all, is the primary aim of special education's Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA), the volumes of legal decisions supporting it, and Individualized Education Program (IEP).
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