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Parents Rate School Support Slim for Kids

Publisher: 
University of Michigan

This newsletter summaries the results of a national survey administered to parents of public school children to determine how they rate the support their children receive from school for behavioral

Arguing about Charter Vs. "Traditional" Schools Masks the Failure of School Improvement Policy and Practice to Enhance Equity of Opportunity

Publisher: 
Department of Psychology, UCLA

This policy brief discusses the failure of some charters and traditional schools to substantially increase the percentage of students who succeed at school over the long run.

Cost Worksheet for Out?of?School Time and Community School Initiative

Publisher: 
The Finance Project

This worksheet aims to help program developers create an operating budget that identifies the range of costs a programs will incur.

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Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence, 2nd Edition

Publisher: 
International Association of Chiefs of Police

Designed to assist local communities, this guide describes the roles of the school, community, families, law enforcement, and justice system in working together to take effective action to address

Strategies for Improving Out-of-School Programs in Rural Communities

Publisher: 
Child Trends

This brief highlights the challenges faced by rural programs and proposes five key strategies for obtaining resources for rural out-of-school programs.

Restorative Justice: Implementation Guidelines

Authored By: 
National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

The following brief explores ways to implement restorative justice. The previous brief An Introduction to Restorative Justice describes restorative justice concepts and practices.

The Compelling Need for Cultural and Linguistic Competency

Publisher: 
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development

This Web page describes six reasons to incorporate cultural competence into organizational policy.

Children of Immigrants and Refugees: What the Research Tells Us

Publisher: 
Georgetown University

This publication addresses the mental care needs of immigrant and refugee children.

Safe Schools/Healthy Students Grantees Report Reduced Violence and Safer Schools

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This evaluation brief reports the most recent results of the national evaluation of the Safe School/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Initiative. It provides key findings for the 2005 Cohort.

Parent's Guide for Helping Children in the Wake of Disaster

Publisher: 
National Center for Children Exposed to Violence

These guidelines are intended to help caregivers identify and address signs of adjustment difficulties in children who were not directly impacted by Hurricane Katrina.