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Articles: Social Services

Training for Tragedy

Special Section: Sandy Hook School
Critical challenges for school psychologists.
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, Feb 2013
Tags: 
counselors
safety

LAUSD Makes Civil Rights Improvements

News Update
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights enforced its first action on LAUSD under the Obama administration.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, Nov/Dec 2011
Tags: 
Latinos
student achievement

Getting Students Off Farms and Into Classrooms

News Update
A new documentary exposes the plight of migrant children farm workers.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jul 2011
Tags: 
high-risk

The Cradle-to-Career Solution

Feature
Providing a birth-to-employment education can stop students from falling through the cracks.
Susan McLester
District Administration, May 2011
Tags: 
community
grants
high-risk
involvement
partnerships
promise neighborhoods
student achievement

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Gets a Boost

News Update
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will be expanding the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, May 2011
Tags: 
healthy schools
high-risk
nutrition
obesity

City Connects to Students

District Profile
Boston Public Schools is seeing the results of City Connects (CCNX)—its intervention, prevention and enrichment program that works with teachers to pair students with community-based services.
Jennifer Elise Chase
District Administration, May 2011
Tags: 
community
high-risk
involvement
partnerships
prevention programs

Districts Facing Hurdles in Collecting Medicaid Refunds

News Update
Districts are continuing to face many challenges in filing for reimbursement for the Medicaid services they provide to students.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Mar 2011
Tags: 
funding
IDEA

Resilience and Academic Success

Crisis Response
What can schools do to help create resilient students?
Scott Poland
District Administration, Jan 2011
Tags: 
counselors
crisis response
high-risk

RTI Goes Mainstream

Feature
Increased education funding and new software and products motivate more districts to buy in to Response-to-Intervention.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, Apr 2010
Tags: 
Response to Intervention (RTI)
special needs

Staff-to-Student Sexual Harassment

Feature
District leaders should know the legal implications and heed practical recommendations.
Allison Fetter-Harrott
District Administration, Mar 2010
Tags: 
counselors
crisis response
school climate

Homeless Youth in Our Schools

Crisis Response
Identifying and supporting a marginalized and victimized population.
Scott Poland
District Administration, Mar 2010
Tags: 
counselors
safety

Recovery High Schools

Feature
These schools provide a safe haven for teenagers to stay clean and get back on track.
Carl Vogel
District Administration, Aug 2009
Tags: 
counselors
crisis response
drug prevention

The Road Ahead for Education

Conversations
A Conversation with Randi Weingarten
Zach Miners
District Administration, Jan 2009
Tags: 
teacher
communication

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