School Counselors

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Data: Does Your State Have Enough School Psychologists and Counselors?
Education Week examined ratios of school psychologists and counselors to students across the country. 
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School & District Management College-Counseling Effort Blends Public, Private Resources
Through an unusual partnership with a nationally known for-profit company, a Colorado school reform group is working to address what it calls the “Colorado paradox”: While more than a third of the state’s residents have a college degree, only one-fifth of the state’s entering 9th graders go on to graduate from college on time.
Rhea R. Borja, September 26, 2006
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College & Workforce Readiness Pennsylvania High School Project Stresses Rigor, Support
Riding a wave of national concern about high schools, Pennsylvania has expanded a pilot program that seeks to boost academic rigor for high school students and create clearer connections to college and work through a revamped counseling system.
Catherine Gewertz, July 25, 2006
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4 min read
Helena Besses, center, a secretary in the counseling office at Lancaster High School in Texas, talks last week with Kellisa Johnson, left, and Anitra Isom, two of the 15 students she mentors.
Helena Besses, center, a secretary in the counseling office at Lancaster High School in Texas, talks last week with Kellisa Johnson, left, and Anitra Isom, two of the 15 students she mentors.
Richard W. Rodriguez for Education Week
Student Well-Being & Movement All Seniors in Texas High School Get Mentors
When word spread at a suburban Dallas high school about plans to launch an ambitious mentoring program for this year’s seniors, some teachers believed they knew what to expect.
Sean Cavanagh, February 21, 2006
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Bob Dahm
Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion Speaking From the Inside
Jonathan G. Silin reflects on using personal experiences as a way of managing grief in the classroom.
Jonathan G. Silin, October 4, 2005
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Educational consultants such as Patti Murphy counsel students and their parents about matters as diverse as learning disorders and college selection. Experts attribute the explosion in the field to the proliferation of child maladies and the perception that school officials can't deal with them.
Educational consultants such as Patti Murphy counsel students and their parents about matters as diverse as learning disorders and college selection. Experts attribute the explosion in the field to the proliferation of child maladies and the perception that school officials can't deal with them.
David Kidd
Student Well-Being & Movement Second Opinion
Parents are increasingly turning to outside consultants to help special-needs kids.
Alexandra R. Moses, September 30, 2005
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Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion Wilderness Road
Current approaches to guidance in schools do very little to meaningfully help students, charges former school board member Howard Good.
Howard Good, August 11, 2004
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8 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Video Links Ease Way For Transferring Students
Using a futuristic videoconferencing system, guidance departments are helping to ease students' transitions to new schools.
Michelle R. Davis, May 7, 2003
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6 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Click HERE for Guidance
Handling bigger caseloads than ever in an era of standardization and assessment, school guidance counselors are desperate for useful data. Bob Turba knows where to get it and how to use it.
Andrew Trotter, February 1, 2003
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9 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Bits and Bytes of Guidance
With hundreds of students to advise, counselors like Bob Turba are turning to technology to help them make better decisions.
Andrew Trotter, October 9, 2002
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9 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Critical Analysis
From counseling kids to planning for crises, school psychologists are increasingly vital.
Candice Dyer, October 1, 2002
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10 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion Nurse's Aid
A wounded soul turns to a high school nurse for healing.
Betsy O'Brien Harrison, October 1, 2002
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Federal Teachers, Principals Were The 'Quiet Heroes' of Sept. 11, Paige Says
Secretary of Education Rod Paige called teachers and principals the "quiet heroes" of Sept. 11, 2001, during a speech last week.
Michelle R. Davis, September 18, 2002
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College & Workforce Readiness Calif. District: Talk Career Talk Or No Graduation Walk
For some high school seniors in southern California's San Fernando Valley, taking part in graduation-day festivities is no longer as easy as strolling across stage, shaking hands, and picking up a diploma.
Sean Cavanagh, May 15, 2002
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3 min read
School Climate & Safety Bush Visits N.Y.C. Elementary School
Resources for Educators Bush Visits N.Y.C. Elementary School Religion Rules Afghan, Pakistani School Day Student Poll Asks How Schools Talked About Terrorist Assaults Patriotism and Prayer: Constitutional Questions Are Muted Schools Hit the Hardest By Losses on Sept. 11 Monitor Emotional Toll Teachers Delay Delaing With Own Grief, Anxiety Terror Touches Schools
Catherine Gewertz, October 10, 2001
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