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How costly is the decision to drop out of high school? Consider a few figures about life without a diploma:
By the Numbers: Dropping Out of High School | Dropout Nation | FRONTLINE
Godwin Higa, principal, Cherokee Point Elementary School Two kindergarteners at Cherokee Point Elementary School in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood get into a fight on the playground. Their teacher sends them to the principal’s office.
The secret to fixing school discipline problems? Change the behavior of adults « ACEs Too High
Yesterday, I came across this study , which found that more teachers than you’d think let their personal feelings impact the way they graded their students.
My 6th Grade Science Teacher Hated My Guts -- Study Shows Yours Probably Did, Too
Doodling is often frowned upon in meetings and classrooms, but now scientists say it might help you remember details in an otherwise boring presentation. The back-of-the-envelope speculation as to why?
Doodling Is Good For Your Noodle
For many of you, school was 12 or more years of teachers and administrators deciding what was best for you, dictating exactly how you spent every minute of every day -- the result being that you absolutely hated each and every one of those minutes.
5 Things It Turns Out You Were Right to Hate About School
Effects of Bullying Last Into Adulthood, Study Finds
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Washington State’s League of Education Voters (LEV) produced this video about Lincoln High School, the alternative school in Walla Walla, WA, that took a different approach to school discipline and reduced its suspension rate by more than 85 % percent over two years. LEV, founded in 2001 by parents, students,
Video shows how Walla Walla, WA, high school integrates resilience into school discipline « ACEs Too High
Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline — expulsions drop 85% « ACEs Too High
Jim Sporleder, principal of Lincoln High School THE FIRST TIME THAT principal Jim Sporleder tried the New Approach to Student Discipline at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, he was blown away.