Examines a group of high schools that have embraced career majors as the organizing device for school improvement … efforts. Focuses on why school leaders chose schoolwide career-focused education as a reform tool, how career majors have … evolved in response to a broad set of objectives, and what key challenges schools face in implementing the curricula. …

Discusses the experiences of some of the first vocational education programs to adopt national skill standards, finding …

This article evaluates a program that constructed high quality “girl-friendly†primary schools in Burkina Faso …

Examines a group of high schools that have embraced career majors as the organizing device for school improvement … efforts. Focuses on why school leaders chose schoolwide career-focused education as a reform tool, how career majors have … evolved in response to a broad set of objectives, and what key challenges schools face in implementing the curricula. …

work with five Chicago schools to provide a wide range of programs and economic services to families. A multi … their family’s financial well-being. However, difficulties coordinating efforts between schools and community organizations …’s integration into the schools and parent participation in the services offered. …

schools in 38 states. Researchers found that the overall food environment becomes significantly less healthy as students … progress from elementary to high school. High schools were more likely to have vending machines, school store or snack bars … schools and 92 percent of middle schools sold food and beverages a la carte, and nearly 80 percent of these secondary schools …

capitalizing on these opportunities might require bolstering the clinical skills of the primary care team. This article proposes a … set of core mental health treatment and communication skills for primary care receptionists, medical assistants, nurses …

informed decisions, the knowledge and skills to use this information, and positive attitudes about the value of using …

Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) programs, which aim to enhance the capacity of school districts and other … education agencies to collect, manage, analyze, and use data through the support, training, and placement of additional staff …