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Evidence based tools (and cool, pertinent links) for HS dropout and disporportionality prevention/intervention
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Family income is now a better predictor of children’s success in school than race.
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We don't talk about income disparity, in part, because it is one of those things we can't do anything about. Or can we? Delete the scoop?
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Drug and alcohol awareness is an issue that affects students, families, and society in general. It is critical to be aware of the issues surrounding alcohol and drug abuse.
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In one tough high school in Oakland, Calif., a restorative justice program has cut suspensions in half in just a year. Via Steve Whitmore 
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April 1, 9:23 PM
This is not really new- but it just needs to be used with fidelity. Delete the scoop?
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Poor children suffer from the effects not only of income inequality, the scholar E.D. Hirsch has written, but also “vocabulary inequality”—a lack of exposure to words that leaves them at a disadvantage in school, in the workplace and in life.
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I think this is important information. Parents want to do their best. Knowing this rather simple skill can change the trajectory. Delete the scoop?
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A University of Georgia study has found that kids who date during middle school are more likely to have low test scores and poor study skills, use drugs and drop out of high school. The study monitored 624 students in ...
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" The big secret that most students fail to hear is that no one gets it on the first try." Delete the scoop?
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Interventions aimed at attachment in the first years are vital 
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February 27, 4:19 PM
Mentioned in How children Succeed as a parenting intervention that increases the chance of secure attachment. Delete the scoop?
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White families studied in a new report are now almost ten times wealthier than black families.
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Mark Sherman says that it’s time to give our sons the same attention and support we began giving our daughters 20 years ago.
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The stats on boys are not always as encouraging as they should be. Could be. Delete the scoop?
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Special Report: Class struggle - How charter schools get students they want Chicago Tribune But Reuters has found that across the United States, charters aggressively screen student applicants, assessing their academic records, parental support,... Delete the scoop?
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We are an award-winning magazine with staff-written news, feature stories and artwork that inform and inspire Central New York parents and their children.
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Some REALLY practical and useful tips about talking to children about racial differences. Delete the scoop?
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A lecture by Tim Wise on White Privilege in America
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You want to talk about poverty? Gaps? You forgot about this........... Delete the scoop?
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Prevention First: A Physician's Prescription for Safer Schools
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"In bucolic communities like Columbine, Aurora and Newtown, this crisis of disengaged youth may show up as a senseless, massive shooting. In neighborhoods like Compton, Richmond, Chicago and North Philadelphia, it may be school dropout, gang involvement and drive-by shootings. Either way, the problem will continue to haunt our civic life until we make prevention a priority." I'm never surprised then these tragic events occur because our society has chosen money over prevention, time and time again. Delete the scoop?
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Jack Hostager is a high school sophomore enrolled in an Eastern Iowa High School. His blog, Straight from the Desk, seeks to add the seldom heard voice of the student. (Real-world learning vs. school grades & credits.
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News, Articles and Community for higher education decision makers. Magazine published monthly, with daily news and blogs and online content. Archives available. Delete the scoop?
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Tim King had some really insightful thoughts about what makes for a successful school in a guest column he wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Part of our professional learning plan includes two book studies around the social/emotional and behavioral learning of students. The following reflection was written by one of our county's school...
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Several schools have suspended children for joking about guns in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings.
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"One of the reasons suspension sticks around is that the alternatives require more money and effort, at least up front. Researchers suggest pairing in-school suspension with regular counseling, or offering so-called positive behavior support classes, which teach appropriate conduct in the same way schools teach writing or mathematics. Other creative solutions include youth courts, in which students sit in judgment of one another, or restorative circles, which involves bringing together the offender and the victim with other students to work out a fair resolution to conflict. Still, most reformers concede that suspension has its place, especially in the immediate aftermath of violence." There are other options. There are.......... Delete the scoop?
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Currently reading deeply into chapter three of How Children Succeed by Paul Tough. "How to Think" is the name of this section. It begins with a story of Sebastian Garcia, a young chess player at...
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Failure is part of the process. It isn't a negative thing. We need to demystify what it means to learn from mistakes. Teaching THIS is part of how we help students get better at being a learner. Delete the scoop?
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Many would welcome federal aid to boost early-education programs, but are wary it could come with strings attached.
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Mentioned in How children Succeed as a parenting intervention that increases the chance of secure attachment.
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How can federal policy offer solutions to eliminate disparities in educational opportunities that give rise to the achievement gap? Here are some recommendations. Via Dennis P. Garland
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We also need to look at the job itself. Testing take up too much of their time and at great cost for the T and Students. 
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March 1, 8:51 AM
Good discussion points for every teacher, parent, advocate for education equality.
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Teachers should be qualified for their job. As well as being specialized in the area. The teachers have a huge effect on the students and how the classroom functions. There needs to be a balance of the equity in all the classrooms and the education systems. Delete the scoop?
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We spent five months at Harper High School in Chicago, where last year alone 29 current and recent students were shot. 29.
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How does one take tests in the midst of this? Delete the scoop?
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Colorblind: Rethinking Race A documentary presented by WYCC/Chicago and the Kellogg Foundation. Many Americans maintain that racism is dead. Those who suppor...
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I think most white people are oblivious to these issues.
Color muteness: to be blind to color is to be blind to the consequences of color. Delete the scoop?
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CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to Donna Brazile and Po Bronson about the best way to talk to kids about skin color.
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Important conversations to have with our children. Delete the scoop?
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Family income is now nearly as strong as parental education in predicting children’s achievement.