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Reports on the progress of U.S. high school graduates relative to college readiness. The report is designed to help educators understand and answer the following questions: 1) Are your students graduating from high school prepared for college and career? 2) Are enough of your students taking core courses necessary to be prepared for success, and are those courses rigorous enough?
Describes guides, briefs, tools, and websites that support improvements in school climate. Includes guidance for programmatic intervention, measures, school climate (engagement, environment, and safety), and special populations.
Reveals the results of a national survey conducted during the winter of 2011-12 by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the American Heart Association. This report provides information collected from physical education coordinators on the status of physical education in each of the States and the District of Columbia.
Presents a study showing the modest impacts of the Fourth R curriculum among a middle school target population in the Bronx, New York. The findings suggest that dosage and program delivery matter. In schools with higher fidelity to the program model, the Fourth R produced delays in sexual activity, decreased peer violence/bullying perpetration, and reduced acceptance of pro-violence beliefs and gender stereotypes.
Examines the association between major depressive episode (MDE), self-rated overall health, and selected health conditions (including asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, obesity, and diabetes) among adolescents in a U.S. nationally representative sample.Combined data from the 2005 to 2014 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs) showed worse overall health ratings among those with past year MDE compared with those without past year MDE.
Provides a new, free online course designed to inform those who deliver teen pregnancy prevention programming. The course will help professionals understand key terms related to gender and sexual identity, the challenges that LGBTQ youth face and the importance of including them in prevention messages about teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and key strategies for creating safe spaces and classrooms for LGBTQ youth.
Presents an evaluation of a middle school in Virginia where employees had concerns about exposure to mold in the school. The main problem was that the crawl space under the renovated part of the school was a potential source of mold and dampness because of improper grading and inadequate ventilation.
Finds that low-income teens who attended "high-performing" high schools were less likely to carry a weapon, binge-drink, have multiple sex partners or take certain other health risks. Includes contact information to learn more about schools and kid's health.
Examines research findings on the extent, causes, and consequences of child abuse and neglect and the effectiveness of intervention programs. This report provides recommendations for establishing a coordinated national infrastructure to support future child abuse and neglect research.