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Basketball star learned generosity at home
Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (MKG) took 10 children to Dick’s Sporting Goods with the Partners for Parks afterschool program, each with a $100 gift card. That habit of generosity is one that he learned from his mother and one he practiced as a boy.
One middle school brings parents to school in place of suspension
As school administrators grapple with how to establish school discipline, and avoid excessive use of suspensions, Donaldson Middle School in Louisiana takes an approach that motivates students and parents.
Principal employs child whose mother disparaged him
As a school principal it can be difficult to quickly grasp how to handle a difficult situation. However, principal Karen Shaw had no doubts that she needed to do something for a student whose own mother referred to him as a “little sh**.”
Measuring social-emotional learning for ESSA: no takers
States submitting plans to the U.S. Department of Education to comply with the Every Student Succeeds Act are opting not to measure social-emotional learning as part of school performance metrics.
Immigrant custodian honored for positive influence at ID elementary school
Mustafa Ocanavic wears a lot of hats at Boise’s Taft Elementary School – custodian, counselor, cafeteria DJ, student safety monitor, mentor and friend.
Valor Club students help clean their school grounds
Valor Club students in Oregon collect litter around their school grounds. This is only one of Nyssa Elementary School’s initiatives to make character a priority.
How Montana Catholic school students build character through community service
In kindergarten, students collect food during the week and help to sort it at a local food bank. Fourth-graders are hosting a sock drive to clothe area homeless. Others are helping the elderly with landscaping, repainting community signs, and clearing overgrown trails.
Power in Partnership: How SEAs Impact School Culture
How SEAs help make policy meaningful
On School Grounds: Transcript of Interview with Patricia Maloney on Charter High Schools
This is a lightly edited transcript of an interview conducted on April 23, 2019, with sociologist Patricia Maloney.
Friends over phones: Catholic schools are limiting technology in class
Several Catholic schools are reducing technology use in their classrooms and school buildings, citing “the human and spiritual formation of their students.”
Student robotics team helps Iraq War veteran develop prosthetic hand
Students on the Beyer High School robotics team wanted to make a difference, and an Iraq War veteran from Stockton is grateful for their efforts.
VA school staff form ‘Men of Vision and Purpose’ through mentorship, service work
Lafayette High School staffers Archie Jefferson, William Capers and Andre McLaughlin are developing “Men of Vision and Purpose.”
