States tackle chronic absence in schoolsUSA TODAYAdvocates note that all the school reform in the world won't help students who aren't in school. Chang says states can play an important role in investigating chronic absence by helping school districts ……
Exhaust, diesel fumes foul schools – KING5.com
KING5.com Exhaust, diesel fumes foul schoolsKING5.comThe diesel fuel that powers these trucks can produce 100 to 200 times more soot than gasoline engines, and the exhaust is so toxic that the World Health Organization classifies it as a carcinogen. Yet…
The Police State Mindset in Our Public Schools – Gilmer Mirror
The Police State Mindset in Our Public SchoolsGilmer MirrorOnce upon a time in America, parents breathed a sigh of relief when their kids went back to school after a summer's hiatus, content in the knowledge that for a good portion…
Mayoral Candidates See Cincinnati as a Model for New York Schools – New York Times
New York Times Mayoral Candidates See Cincinnati as a Model for New York SchoolsNew York TimesBy JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ. Published: August 11, 2013. CINCINNATI — In search of a cure for ailing schools, educators and politicians from around the world…
Candidates See Cincinnati as Model for New York Schools – New York Times
New York Times Candidates See Cincinnati as Model for New York SchoolsNew York TimesBy JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ. Published: August 11, 2013. CINCINNATI — In search of a cure for ailing schools, educators and politicians from around the world have descended…
Media advisory – Making Schools Safe for Children with Asthma – Canada NewsWire (press release)
Media advisory – Making Schools Safe for Children with AsthmaCanada NewsWire (press release)Premiere screening of World Asthma Day video Remembering Ryan. Why: One in five children in Ontario schools has asthma. The tragic death of 12-year-old Ryan Gibbons last year…
Districts make effort to aim for healthy schools – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Districts make effort to aim for healthy schoolsPittsburgh Post GazetteFor the second-grader with asthma, a teacher wearing a little too much perfume or a classroom that has a layer of dust can produce a stay-at-home sick day as easily as…
Two Spokane schools in lockdown – The Spokesman Review
Two Spokane schools in lockdownThe Spokesman ReviewInversion smothers Salt Lake · January 24, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 SALT LAKE CITY – Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air quality index and the other on her 9-year-old daughter's…
In an age of hope, Washington’s poorest schools still struggle – Vancouver Sun
In an age of hope, Washington's poorest schools still struggleVancouver SunIgnored in the presidential election, invisible in the national panorama, the pathology and promise of this country's poorest neighbourhoods are embraced by crusaders for whom each new day offers another…
School nurses ‘in the trenches’ in Helena schools – Helena Independent Record
School nurses 'in the trenches' in Helena schoolsHelena Independent RecordA lot of students, 1,300 at Capital High School and another 250 at Hawthorne School, depend on Boutilier every day. They come in for diabetes shots, sprained ankles, asthma attacks and…