Author: Emily L. Modlin
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Tackling Bullying: Research-Based Tips for School Leaders
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America Education Research Association (AERA) reminds us that bullying often goes undetected by adults, and offers several fairly simple guidelines for administrators to consider in order to make schools safer.
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The GED Is Changing: Evidence Suggests GED Prep Courses Should Change Too
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Improved GED prep programs could significantly increase passage rates and college enrollment, suggests a timely and encouraging study from MDRC.
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Learning “What Works” in Early Childhood Classrooms
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Important evaluations like MDRC’s Foundations of Learning demonstration shed light on “what works” in improving early childhood programs and evaluate the benefits and costs of such initiatives.
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Rising Costs, Expanding Waistlines
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What dropping ten pounds could mean for your state and your pocketbook
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Using Small Groups and Sports to Reduce Youth Violence in Chicago
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Can social and cognitive skills developed through in-school and after-school programming help reduce violence?
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Municipal CFO Series: Natwar Gandhi, Washington, D.C.
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Washington D.C.’s CFO discusses how the District regained its AAA status and moved from deficit to surplus
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