From the Editor's Desk
Going Where the Kids Are
The inaugural issue of Family Futures looks at programs that are intended to make
schools centers of support for children and families.
By Gary B. Melton |
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Family Life Today
Families and Schools, Islands Unto Themselves: Opportunities to Construct Bridges
Although parents and teachers may agree about the benefits and values of
parents being involved in meaningful ways in their children’ education,
they may have different ideas as to what constitutes involvement.
By Jean M. Norman and Emily P. Smith |
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An Alternate View
How Schools Promote Violence
Many school leaders continue to make decisions that do not increase school safety, and, in
fact, may escalate violent encounters. This article looks at 10 common mistakes.
By Jane Close Conoley, Reed Hindman, Yvonne Jacobs, and Wendy A. Gagnon |
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Innovations on the Frontline
Changing Schools For Changing Families
Three model school-based programs are helping children and their families get the services
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School of the Future
By Maureen Donnelly
Bowling Park
Elementary– Caring Community School
By Maureen Donnelly
Reaching Out to Teachers and Families: A School-Based Mental Health Project
By Patricia Stone Motes
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Making it Happen
Paying For School Health Services
Full service, school-based health services face numerous challenges as some states expand
managed care to cover virtually all of the Medicaid population and the federal government
shifts programs to the state level.
By Christel Brellocks |
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Courtwatch
School-Based Services for Children with Disabilities
Three federal laws provide students with disabilities with rights to appropriate and equal
educational services.
By Nancy McCormick |
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Lessons From Abroad
The Group is the Thing: The Nordic Educational Model
The Nordic educational model may offer special lessons about designing schools in ways
that promote connectedness within the school and with the community.
By Terje Ogden and Elisabeth Backe-Hansen |
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Preventing Violence Among School Children
Six South Carolina school districts are participating in a violence prevention initiative
modeled after a highly successful program developed in Norway.
By Susan P. Limber |
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View from the Other Side
Service-Learning Programs
“ learning” has become a popular feature of education at all levels.
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Doing Good and Learning, Too
By Annie Fongheiser
City Year Provides Youth Meaningful Volunteer Opportunities
By Mark Hopkins
Service Learning: A National Perspective
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