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School Environment and Education

Prevention Programs With Staying Power: What Makes Good Prevention Programs Take Hold and Last?

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Education

This newsletter article on sustaining effective programs presents the insight of two implementation professionals--Eric Schaps, developer of the Child Development Project, and Maurice Elias, Vice-C

Moving Beyond the Barriers: Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in Out-of-School Time Programs

Publisher: 
Harvard Family Research Project

This newsletter highlights information from several implementation and impact evaluations, including reasons youth give for staying or leaving out-of-school time programs, common incentives, and ba

Engaging With Families in Out-of-School Time Learning

Publisher: 
Harvard Family Research Project

This resource is part of Harvard Family Research Project

Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!

Publisher: 
National Institutes of Health

This after school, interactive program for 11-13 year olds teaches youth to critically examine media messages and how media can influence their behavior especially in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.

Tools for School Improvement Planning

Publisher: 
Providence: Brown University

This extensive resource list contains observation protocols, focus group samples and questions, surveys, questionnaires, and other techniques to help examine specific school-improvement concerns.

American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

Publisher: 
American Association of School Administrators

This professional organization includes more than 13,000 educational leaders across the United States.

School Mental Health Services in the United States, 2002-2003

Publisher: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

This is the first national survey of its type, and it examines mental health services at a representative sample of public elementary, middle, and high schools. The findings from the study present new information about the role of schools in providing mental health services, and how these services are organized, staffed, funded, and coordinated.

Center for Rural Education

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Education

The Center for Rural Education is designed to disseminate information regarding research and practice to stakeholders on a wide range of topics of particular importance to

Child Trends Databank

This databank houses information on the latest national trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being. New indicators are added on a monthly basis.

Addressing Barriers to Learning: A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health in Schools

Publisher: 
UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools

This module is designed both as a resource to train leaders and staff and as an aid for them to train others.