Published Feb. 10, 2014 | Rules for Engagement /Education Week
Research suggests that school drug testing policies do not deter students from using drugs, but a positive school climate might.
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Duncan: Later Start Times for Schools Is ‘Common Sense’
Published Sept. 5, 2013 | Rules for Engagement /Education Week
Citing research on adolescent sleep and academic success, the education secretary suggested districts consider delaying school start times.
Citing New Transgender Law, Lawmaker Pulls Son From School
Published Aug. 19, 2013 | Rules for Engagement /Education Week
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill giving transgender students explicit protections on campus. Now a GOP lawmaker is pulling his 13-year-old son from his public school in San Bernardino Mountains, saying the transgender law violates students’ privacy.
New High School Includes On-Campus Rifle Range
Published Aug. 19, 2013 | Rules for Engagement /Education Week
At $147 million, North Atlanta High School is the most expensive public school in Georgia. But despite all its niceties, perhaps the most intriguing is a rifle range built for the school’s JROTC and rifle club. Since 26 students and school staff were shot and killed in Newtown, Conn., last year, many schools have been ramping up their security protocols, pushing guns as far away from campus as possible.
Wisc. School District Considers Warning Students About Sexual Activity
Published July 11, 2013 | Rules for Engagement/Education Week
The decision to “warn” students about sexual activity is a response to the expulsion of five high school students accused of engaging in sexual activity in the spring.
Sticky Notes Send Encouragement, Praise Random Acts of Kindness
Published March 1, 2013 | Rules for Engagement/Education Week
A non-for-profit in Terre Haute, Ind., launched a program at Dixie Bee Elementary School that uses sticky notes to record acts of kindness in the school.
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