Placing police officers on school campuses is nothing new. But in response to the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, and elsewhere, the idea is gaining traction. It’s also coming under fire by some youth advocates, judges and criminologists.
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Great Ways to Celebrate CHARACTER COUNTS! Week
Guest blogger and Elementary School Counselor Lauren Gentry shares some wonderful ideas for how to celebrate the upcoming National CHARACTER COUNTS! Week (Oct. 21-27) in the classroom, plus some other great suggestions for celebrating character all year long with students.
Empty Desks at Washington Monument Left as Message for the Candidates
Visitors to the Washington Monument were greeted with an unusual display this past week – 857 empty school desks aligned right in front of the Monument. The desks were placed there as part of the College Board’s “Don’t Forget Ed” campaign and represented the 857 high school students that drop out of schools across America »
Make your training count!
Are you doing some summertime professional development or gearing up for fall in-service training? If so, with help from the National Staff Development Council, here are some tips for how to get the most out of your professional development.
PISA Survey ties educational outcomes to future economic growth
A recent survey by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development found that greater wealth doesn’t necessarily make for better education levels. What does improve education levels?
Breaking down walls at Hinsdale Central High School
In his new book, education expert Samuel Casey Carter examines 12 public and charter schools “where confident children joyfully strive to accomplish worthy goals in concert with their friends.” Carter specifically applauds the CHARACTER COUNTS! program at Hinsdale Central High School in suburban Chicago.
Dear CC!: How do you know CC! really works?
Dear CC!
Just how do you know that CC! works? I recently read an article that said there is no noticeable difference in kids who go through character education and those who don’t. Is that true? Can you please explain?
How should teachers be evaluated?
Now the focus is on “value-added ratings,” which estimate a teacher’s effectiveness based on students’ standardized test scores. What do you think? What is the value of value-added?
