Background: School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have the capacity to overcome youth barriers to care. However, most schools do not have on-campus SBHCs. At Denver Health, a large safety net hospital with 19 SBHCs in Denver Public Schools, we developed a SBHC virtual care program (VCP) to link school nurses with SBHC providers to provide medical…

Early Learning Guidelines (ELGs) support early childhood educators, administrators, and professionals in developing and implementing early learning experiences to support young children's knowledge and skill development. Previous reviews of ELGs examined content addressed across states. However, no reviews have focused on science, technology, or…

Background/purpose: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have witnessed many developments in various fields due to their commitment to unity and cooperation. The GCC has launched initiatives inspired by the European Universities Initiative to support regional higher education. These initiatives include establishing networks and…

This study explores the link between workload and work performance among junior high school teachers under China's "Double Reduction" policy. The study employed a quantitative approach, surveying 1,135 junior high school teachers from various regions in China. Utilizing the NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) to measure workload and a binary…

This case study examines the ideological tensions surrounding the reopening of public schools in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on Stuart Hall's theoretical concepts of conjuncture and articulation, the study analyzes the proceedings of Panel for Education Policy (PEP) meetings to explore how these discussions both reflect and…

Schools have long played a frontline role in efforts to contain infectious diseases and prevent spread to the wider community. These include vaccination requirements, school closures during periods of high illness, and the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) during outbreaks. In this paper we investigate the impact of mask…

This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian Commonwealth Scholars, in the context of post-colonial migration management regimes, to enliven scholarship on the migration-development nexus. It does so by adopting an approach that integrates debates over 'brain gain' and 'brain drain' with theoretical discussions concerning the migration…

For this reflexive essay, I examine how immigration policy influences the student affairs profession, with a particular focus on undocumented students. I will first review how immigration and student affairs intersect. Then, I will discuss ideologies that shape Southern student affairs. Finally, I will share brief findings from my research and…

In this paper, we share the narratives of three aspiring bilingual educators -- Delia, Nicole, and Jay -- as they experience a study abroad program in Antigua, Guatemala. Drawing on theories of nepalnta and conocimiento, we utilize narrative inquiry to demonstrate how these pre-service bilingual teachers from Texas negotiated their linguistic and…

This paper examines the governance and quality control of digital curriculum resources (DCR) for K-12 mathematics education in Germany. It focuses on approval processes and criteria set by the 16 federal states, arguing that these have the potential to influence the development of DCR. Using qualitative content analysis, the study explores three…

Each year, more than a million high school students nationally take college dual enrollment courses, which have been shown to increase college access and success among participants. Yet racial/ethnic and other equity gaps in dual enrollment participation are widespread. To broaden the benefits of dual enrollment, the state of Ohio passed…

The purpose of this study is to conceptualize and theorize the circulation-chain model as an education policy implementation framework systematically. The circular-chain education policy implementation process and effect evaluation analysis model are a theoretical innovation model and practical exploration path to explore the implementation and…

The purpose of this study is to contribute to knowledge about school leaders' and mentors' perceptions, experiences, and legitimizations of national policy expectations about the organizing of mentoring of newly qualified teachers (NQTs). The analytical framework is based on perspectives of governing with attention to policy by expectations…

This paper makes a case for developing a theory of quality ecologies in early childhood education and care, and presents our initial thoughts around how that might be done, including how it might create a space for further thinking, research and discussion. First, the politicised, positivist nature of dominant contemporary interpretations of…

Restorative justice is an increasingly common discipline policy, as schools grapple with historic inequities in traditional exclusionary discipline. This mixed-methods study examines the implementation of restorative justice in 28 intentionally diverse charter schools in five jurisdictions in the U.S. Qualitative findings suggest a range of…