Results List
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Rethinking Discipline
Kenneth Thomas, a 7th grader, ponders a lesson in his PRIDE 101 class at Haut Gap Middle School. As part of the school’s approach to addressing behavior, all students take a course in how to be a Haut Gap student. —Amelia Phillips Hale for Education…
Author: Education Week
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A National Call to Stop Using Out-of-School Suspensions
By Tim Walker Students, educators, parents, and community leaders have launched a national call for a moratorium on out-of-school suspensions and for schools to adopt more constructive disciplinary policies that benefit students, classrooms and communities. The Solutions Not Suspensions initiative, announced last Tuesday at an event led…
Author: NEA Today
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: May 2012
The Just and Fair Schools Fund supports grassroots organising initiatives that work to eliminate harsh school discipline policies and practices – and that uphold the right to education for all youth. Our newsletter shares updates on parent- and youth-led victories, partner spotlights, news, and resources to promote positive…
Author: Just and Fair Schools Fund
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School discipline: Ringing a bell for reform
By Judith Kaye There are many lessons I took with me from my treasured 15 years as chief judge of the state of New York, principally that there is an “after-life”—meaning, after mandatory retirement from the court at age 70. Always there is opportunity to…
Author: New York Amsterdam News
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What's at Stake -- No, Who's at Stake in the Great Supreme Court Case?
By Jennifer Ng’andu, Deputy Director, Health Policy, National Council of La Raza It’s probably the hottest seat in Washington, D.C. — and you can’t buy tickets to it. Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable…
Author: National Council of La Raza
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Maryland School Board Moves to Limit Student Suspensions
By Donna St. George BALTIMORE — The Maryland State Board of Education moved Tuesday to cut the number of students suspended from school, saying that such punishment is used too often for nonviolent offenses and that too much class time gets lost. Drawing a link…
Author: Washington Post
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UCSF Works to Improve Lives of Oakland Middle-School Students
The Havenscourt Health Center recently opened in an Oakland middle school to serve youth and families as part of the Elev8 project. UCSF, the Oakland Unified School District and an array of community-based partners are embarking on a quest to improve the lives of disadvantaged…
Author: UCSF
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Medicare, Now Less Complicated
By Glenn Ruffenach Medicare probably wins the prize as the federal government’s most complicated creation. (Well, either Medicare or the Tax Code.) Now, a program that helps beneficiaries better understand how Medicare works is expanding to additional states. And the program’s founders could use your…
Author: SmartMoney
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Islanders need to learn to ‘age successfully’
By Jonathan Bell Bermudians need to educate themselves on how to “age successfully”, a seniors advocate has warned. “What we really need is a plan for how to educate people of all ages,” Age Concern executive director Claudette Fleming told Hamilton Rotary Club this week.…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Seniors’ groups take to airwaves and Capitol Hill to protect Social Security, Medicare
By David A. Fahrenthold First, AARP tried to convey disappointment. In May, the group launched a TV ad warning that Congress might try to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits as part of a deal to raise the national debt ceiling. “The country can do better,” it…
Author: The Washington Post