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Expert advice on how to handle difficult questions and conversations in the classroom
This is an article that provides “10 Ways to Talk to Students about Sensitive Issues in the News”.
The Tennessee Afterschool Network shares 15 wonderful ways you can celebrate Lights On Afterschool in your community.
Afterschool Alliance Poll finds three in four voters want federal, state and local lawmakers to increase funding for after school programs. Check out these resources for an in-depth look at our newest data from our Election Eve/Election Day 2008 poll and an overview of messages that may work best in this economic climate. (Released November 2008)
This article gives educators five ways to help students in trauma.
This website gives educators information about working with common core.
The ACT 4 Juvenile Justice (ACT4JJ) advocates for the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and for federal funding for juvenile justice programs and services.
This detailed handbook is the second edition from the Center Of Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University. The fifty-page handbook breaks down the issues from multisystem perspectives, and provides evidence-based research and recent legal policy reforms to shed light on how to improve education for children of all needs.
A statewide accountability system mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 which requires each state to ensure that all schools and districts make Adequate Yearly Progress.
Advancement Project is a next generation, multi-racial civil rights organization. Rooted in the great human rights struggles for equality and justice, we exist to fulfill America’s promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy.
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) supports education for students of color and low-income backgrounds, AFC promotes educational rights of individual students. It provides advice and legal representation for families of students who struggle with discrimination in school. Training and workshop informs parents, communities, and professionals in how to effectively advocate on behalf of their children.
What you need to know about the rights of immigrants and the threat of deportation.