Teacher and Parent Perspectives on NGSS Alignment Following Teacher Professional Development by Adam Channell, William Cobern, David Rudge, Amy Bentz

“…The results of this study suggest that it is important for school districts to inform parents adequately about the new NGSS curriculum and its implementation. …”
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Students' Perceptions about School Safety in Doroodzan Middle School, Marvdasht City, Fars Province, Iran by MASOUD MOHAMMADI-DEHCHESHMEH, ALIASGHAR POUREZZAT, ARIAN GHOLIPOUR

“…Doroodzan middle school successfully provides safety and it was determined that school potential for safety problems was reduced, due to the safety and security interventions in place and therefore can serves as a model for school districts around the country that are experiencing difficulties with safety and security.…”
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Teacher community in elementary charter schools. by Marisa Cannata

“…Charter public schools authorized by universities showed lower levels of teacher community than those authorized by local school districts. Teachers in charter schools that have flexibility over tenure requirements and the school budget report higher levels of teacher community. …”
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K-12 teacher perspectives on the pandemic pivot to online teaching and learning by Daniel W. Eadens, David Maddock, Amy Wooten Thornburg, Dixie Friend Abernathy

“…The study sought teacher perceptions of preparation as provided by schools, districts, and universities as well as perceptions on how engaged parents and students felt during this dramatic and sudden shift. …”
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Revision of AUDIT Consumption Items to Improve the Screening of Youth Binge Drinking by María-Teresa Cortés-Tomás, José-Antonio Giménez-Costa, Patricia Motos-Sellés, María-Dolores Sancerni-Beitia

“…One school was randomly chosen from each of the city’s 16 school districts. Information was collected on sociodemographic aspects, consumption patterns and the AUDIT containing the improved items. …”
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Making sense across levels in local school governance by Øyvind Henriksen

“…In such a context of asymmetrical power relations, the current study argues that sensemaking constitutes the pivotal activity in dialogue meetings when ensuring productive relations and bridging the gap between municipalities (as school districts) and schools. In the dialogue meetings subjected to the study, steps were taken towards shared understanding, and the involved leaders set the tone in this process by acting as role models, as facilitators of creating space for reflection.…”
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Students' Perceptions about School Safety in Doroodzan Middle School, Marvdasht City, Fars Province, Iran by Masoud Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh, Ali Asghar Pourezzat, Arian Gholipour

“…Doroodzan middle school successfully provides safety and it was determined that school potential for safety problems was reduced, due to the safety and security interventions in place and therefore can serves as a model for school districts around the country that are experiencing difficulties with safety and security.…”
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Professional Development that Changes Teaching and Improves Learning by Amy A. Germuth

“…Each year school districts invest financial resources in professional development for their educators. …”
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Informational Text and the Common Core by Barbara A. Braker-Walters

“…As most elementary classrooms rely on basal texts for reading and language arts instruction, it is important for principals, curriculum leaders, and teachers to be aware of the volume and type of informational texts that appear in basal texts at each grade level. School districts and teachers may need to purchase supplementary materials to address the standard set for informational text set by the CCSS-ELA.…”
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Relationships between County Health Rankings and child overweight and obesity prevalence: a serial cross-sectional analysis by Karissa Peyer, Greg J. Welk, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Senlin Chen

“…Methods The prevalence of childhood OWOB was obtained for all Pennsylvania school districts for the 2009-10 through 2011-12 school years. …”
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The growth of single-sex schools: Federal policy meets local needs and interests by Katherine Cumings Mansfield

“…Within this context, a private philanthropy, the Foundation for the Education of Young Women (FEYW) has established public-private partnerships with six Texas school districts to open all-girls’ public college prep magnet schools with plans to expand. …”
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School racial segregation and long-term cardiovascular health among Black adults in the US: A quasi-experimental study. by Min Hee Kim, Gabriel L Schwartz, Justin S White, M Maria Glymour, Sean F Reardon, Kiarri N Kershaw, Scarlett Lin Gomez, Daniel F Collin, Pushkar P Inamdar, Guangyi Wang, Rita Hamad

“…The sample included 1,053 Black participants who ever resided in school districts that were under a court desegregation order in 1991. …”
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Teach for America and rural southern teacher labour supply: an exploratory case study of Teach for America as a supplement to teacher labour policies in the Mississippi-Arkansas De... by Dwinal, M

“…TFA does not saturate hard-to-staff school districts enough to produce statistically significant changes in local teacher vacancy rates. …”

The Relationship Between State and District Content Standards:Issues of Alignment, Influence and Utility by Elizabeth Dutro, Sheila Valencia

“…Although it is state standards that are the focus of much public attention and consume substantial resources, many local school districts have developed their own content standards in the major subject areas. …”
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Examining the Knowledge and Capacity of Elementary Teachers to Implement Classroom Physical Activity Breaks by Danae M. DINKEL, Jung-Min LEE, Connie SCHAFFER

“…This study examined teachers’ zone of proximal development for classroom physical activity breaks by assessing teachers’ knowledge and capacity for implementing classroom physical activity breaks. Five school districts of various sizes (n=346 teachers) took part in a short online survey. …”
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Evaluating a Modular Approach to Therapy for Children With Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH) in School-Based Mental Health Care: Study Protocol for a Randomi... by Sherelle L. Harmon, Sherelle L. Harmon, Maggi A. Price, Maggi A. Price, Katherine A. Corteselli, Erica H. Lee, Erica H. Lee, Kristina Metz, F. Tony Bonadio, Jacqueline Hersh, Lauren K. Marchette, Gabriela M. Rodríguez, Jacquelyn Raftery-Helmer, Kristel Thomassin, Sarah Kate Bearman, Amanda Jensen-Doss, Spencer C. Evans, Spencer C. Evans, John R. Weisz

“…In this study we will implement and evaluate the effects of a flexible multidiagnostic treatment called Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH) on students' mental health and academic outcomes.Methods and Analysis: This is an assessor-blind randomized controlled effectiveness trial conducted across five school districts. School clinicians are randomized to either MATCH or usual care (UC) treatment conditions. …”
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School Choice, Neighborhood Change, and Racial Imbalance Between Public Elementary Schools and Surrounding Neighborhoods by Kendra Bischoff, Laura Tach

“…In this article, we use a unique data set of school attendance zones in 21 large U.S. school districts to show how changes in neighborhood conditions and school choice options influence race-specific enrollments in locally zoned public elementary schools from 2000 to 2010. …”
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Teacher preparation and the COVID-19 disruption: Understanding the impact and implications for novice teachers by Janet VanLone, Chelsea Pansé-Barone, Kaelyn Long

“…The COVID-19 pandemic required many school districts and teacher preparation programs to make major changes to student teaching placements. …”
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Local environment and social factors in primary school children's afterschool commute in China by John Zacharias, Bai Zhen, Xili Han, Yunshi Huang

“…Property values are used as a proxy for income. Twenty-four school districts are selected using intersection density and motorway length as criteria. …”
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Improving Access to Care Through School Oral Health Assessments by Paulina A. Saraza, Jong Choi, T. Jamie Parado

“…This article describes the goals of mandated school oral health assessments and examines some of the barriers to and strategies for increasing participation in and effectiveness of these assessments.Types of Studies Reviewed A summary of the literature related to the KOHA is presented, along with barriers and innovative approaches to its implementation.Conclusions The data collected through school districts’ KOHA result in collaborative approaches to emphasize and meet a community’s need for early dental care in the context of overall health.Practical Implications The KOHA plays a valuable role in combating the high prevalence of caries in the pediatric population. …”
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