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Ingman, Benjamin; Lohmiller, Katie; Cutforth, Nick; Belansky, Elaine – Rural Educator, 2022
Service learning has been established as a promising method of teaching and learning that engages youth as change agents in their schools and communities. But service learning has not been widely implemented or studied in rural K-12 schools. This study explores the case of a service learning curriculum, the Working Together Project (WTP), in a…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Rural Schools, Poverty, Program Effectiveness
Mervett Hefyan; Maya Goldberg; Emily Swinth – MDRC, 2023
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, home visiting programs were faced with an unprecedented challenge: How do you deliver home visiting services without visiting homes? One home visiting model--Child First--quickly pivoted to telehealth, offering caregivers the option to receive services virtually. Child First has since resumed delivering…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Home Visits, Access to Health Care
Elena Sandoval-Lucero; Janell Lindsey; Libby Klingsmith; Rebecca Chavez – Community College Review, 2024
Objective/Research Question: This practitioner-scholar study investigated perceptions and experiences of community college students who transferred upon completion of their associate degree programs in Colorado, a state with multiple state-level transfer policies. Each student participated in a cohort-based transfer support program offered at…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Associate Degrees
SNAP, 2021
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the Nation's largest domestic food and nutrition assistance program for Americans with low income. SNAP-Education, commonly referred to as SNAP-Ed, is the nutrition education arm of SNAP benefits. SNAP-Ed aims to help individuals stretch their food budget while also supporting a healthier…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Low Income Groups
US Department of Agriculture, 2019
The Mountain Plains Region (Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming), in partnership with the Southwest Region (Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), have combined efforts to produce the first cross-regional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Low Income Groups
US Department of Agriculture, 2017
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is essential to improving the health and nutrition among low-income individuals. During Fiscal Year 2017, over 42 million people living in nearly 21 million households received SNAP in the United States. Within the Mountain Plains Region (Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Low Income Groups
Kogan, Lori R.; Schoenfeld-Tacher, Regina M. – Educational Gerontology, 2018
Biases against the elderly and people with disabilities can lead to discriminatory behaviors. One way to conceptualize attitudes toward the elderly and people with disabilities is through the differentiation of explicit (conscious) and implicit (unconscious) factors. Although both explicit and implicit attitudes and biases contribute to the full…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Social Bias, Disabilities, Service Learning
Nothum, Anna; Eggett, Dennis; Stokes, Nathan – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2019
Purpose/Objectives: Farm to school (FTS) programs have many benefits, including potential for increased consumption of fruits and vegetables by students. However, there are challenges with hourly school nutrition employees' abilities to successfully process local produce and promote it to students. The purpose of this study was to identify…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Eating Habits, Self Efficacy, Health Promotion
Hofschire, Linda – Library Research Service, 2015
Each year, Colorado public libraries offer engaging summer reading programs to encourage children and teens to read for fun and to prevent summer learning loss. In summer 2014, the Colorado State Library invited Colorado public libraries to ask parents in their communities to help evaluate the effectiveness of these programs by completing a…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Public Libraries, Library Services
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2011
This bnef document describes research and evaluations that have demonstrated that school-based health centers represent cost-effective investments of public resources.
Descriptors: School Health Services, Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Investment
Hayes, Kim A.; Entzel, Pamela; Berger, Wendy; Caskey, Rachel N.; Shlay, Judith C.; Stubbs, Brenda W.; Smith, Jennifer S.; Brewer, Noel T. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: There has been little evaluation of school-located vaccination programs that offer human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in US schools without health centers (ie, extramural programs). This article summarizes lessons learned from such programs. Methods: In July to August 2010, 5 programs were identi?ed. Semistructured, in-depth telephone…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Health Promotion, Semi Structured Interviews
Russell, Becky – School Library Monthly, 2012
Colorado school librarians are in the midst of a crisis. According to a 2009-2010 survey of public schools in Colorado, just 23% of elementary schools have an endorsed librarian, while 37% of middle schools and 32% of high schools report having an endorsed librarian. This report also shows how these percentages have dropped in just a two-year…
Descriptors: Library Services, Mentors, Flexible Scheduling, School Libraries
Buchter, Holli – Knowledge Quest, 2013
In this article St. Vrain Valley (CO) School District (SVVSD) librarian, Holli Buchter describes what took place in the school libraries in the district when the newest elementary school, Red Hawk, opened its doors. Red Hawk asked and answered the question: "Is the Dewey Decimal Classification system still the best way for students to locate…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Libraries, Library Development, Library Materials
Leake, Robin; de Guzman, Anna; Rienks, Shauna; Archer, Gretchen; Potter, Cathryn – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
The task of recruiting and retaining ethnically diverse, qualified, and committed social workers in child welfare is challenging. Federal funding supporting BSW and MSW education has been a catalyst for university-agency partnerships across the country. An important goal of these partnerships is to prepare social work students with the knowledge,…
Descriptors: Trainees, Child Welfare, Student Diversity, Ethnic Diversity
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2010
One of today's most pressing public health problems is the rise in childhood overweight and obesity. School-based health centers (SBHCs)--the convergence of public health, primary care, and mental health in schools--represent an important element in the public health toolbox for combating the challenging epidemic. When working side-by-side in a…
Descriptors: Public Health, Mental Health, School Health Services, Child Health