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What to Know About PCBs in Schools: A Visual Primer
Key facts about a toxic chemical that continues to contaminate older schools.
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Student Well-Being & Movement School-Based Health Centers Await Boost Under New Law
The health-care overhaul signed into law in March gave a boost to school-based clinics, but the money has yet to start flowing.
Christina A. Samuels, August 10, 2010
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5 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement School Clinics Await Funds From Health-Care Reform
The health-care overhaul signed into law in March gave a boost to school-based clinics, but the money has yet to start flowing.
Christina A. Samuels, August 3, 2010
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6 min read
School Climate & Safety Chat The Greening of School Facilities: What It Means for Learning
Our experts discussed the academic effects of high-performing school facilities, what makes a school "green," the ins and outs of LEED certification, and the costs and benefits of building and maintaining a high-performing school facility.
August 2, 2010
Student Well-Being & Movement 21st Century Centers Bill Has Advocates Worried
A Senate subcommittee added $100 million to the proposed fiscal 2011 appropriation for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program yesterday. This sounds good, right? But not so fast, as after-school advocates say the addition may actually take money away from after-school programs and shift those dollars to efforts to support longer school days and years.
Mary-Ellen Phelps Deily, July 28, 2010
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2 min read
Budget & Finance Video Principal Uses Stimulus Aid for Renovations at Her School
July 22, 2010
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1:41
Mickal Vogt uses a stick to place tar balls in a jar that washed up on the shore in Orange Beach, Ala., on June 12. Large amounts of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon have battered the Alabama coast, leaving deposits up to 6 inches thick on some areas of the beach.
Mickal Vogt uses a stick to place tar balls in a jar that washed up on the shore in Orange Beach, Ala., on June 12. Large amounts of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon have battered the Alabama coast, leaving deposits up to 6 inches thick on some areas of the beach.
Dave Martin/AP
Education Funding Gulf Coast School Officials Eye Oil Spill Compensation
Lost taxes and tourism revenue due to the BP crisis could add pressure to cash-strapped K-12 budgets in Gulf Coast states.
Alyson Klein, July 13, 2010
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Video Tommy Whitten: Cutting Costs
June 25, 2010
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4:35
Mickal Vogt uses a stick to place tar balls in a jar that washed up on the shore in Orange Beach, Ala., on June 12. Large amounts of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon have battered the Alabama coast, leaving deposits up to 6 inches thick on some areas of the beach.
Mickal Vogt uses a stick to place tar balls in a jar that washed up on the shore in Orange Beach, Ala., on June 12. Large amounts of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon have battered the Alabama coast, leaving deposits up to 6 inches thick on some areas of the beach.
Dave Martin/AP
School Climate & Safety School Officials May Seek Oil Spill Compensation
Lost taxes and tourism revenue due to the BP crisis could add pressure to cash-strapped K-12 budgets in Gulf Coast states.
Alyson Klein, June 18, 2010
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5 min read
Student Achievement Harvard Expands Out-of-School-Time Bibliography
The Harvard Family Research Project has updated its online bibliography of research on out-of-school-time programs. Want to know what research Harvard is tracking on the OST front? Check it out here.
Mary-Ellen Phelps Deily, June 11, 2010
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1 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Mayors Urge Support for 21st Century Centers
Forty-five mayors wrote Congress this month, urging members to continue and expand federal support for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.
Mary-Ellen Phelps Deily, May 20, 2010
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1 min read
Federal ED Points to Research Behind Its After-School Plans
The U.S. Department of Education has released a series of reports outlining the research behind its plan for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including its proposals for serving kids after school and during the summer.
Mary-Ellen Phelps Deily, May 11, 2010
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1 min read
School Climate & Safety Photo Gallery: Haiti's Schools: Picking Up the Pieces
February 8, 2010
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School Climate & Safety Schools Mobilize for Haiti's Earthquake Recovery
Schoolchildren and educators are organizing to respond to victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated much of Haiti's capital city.
Mary Ann Zehr, January 14, 2010
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1 min read
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Teaching Whiteboards' Impact on Teaching Seen as Uneven
While experts see whiteboards as powerful tools for improving instruction, teachers vary widely in their ability to use them effectively.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, January 8, 2010
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7 min read
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