NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Rossen, Eric; Cowan, Katherine C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
Students do not leave their mental health at the front door when they come to school. From wellness to serious illness, a student's mental health status is integral to how they think, feel, interact, behave, and learn. Decades of research and experience have laid a solid foundation and framework for effectively providing mental health…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Health Needs, Educational Practices
McGuinn, Patrick – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
People dislike the Common Core for several different reasons, and so it is important to disaggregate the sources of opposition and to assess and then to dispel some of the myths that have built up around it. It also is important to understand the unusual political alliances that have emerged in opposition to Common Core implementation and how they…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Public Opinion
Lee, James O. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
The Common Core of Standards project has strong national support, but it will not succeed if it doesn't involve teachers in grassroots development activities. The initiative should involve local consortia of schools in working with the new standards, assessments, and support tools. Local teachers would design teaching units and then share these…
Descriptors: National Programs, Academic Standards, Alignment (Education), School Culture