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What is a Community School?
What is a Community School?
What is a Community School?

The Coalition for Community Schools website provides resources for families, students and school leaders.
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Community Engagement for Early Childhood Learning
Community Engagement for Early Childhood Learning
Community Engagement for Early Childhood Learning

The Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) provides a series of resources for business, government, community, and faith-based leaders to provide meaningful collaboration between early childhood staff, families, and community services.
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Collaborations with Public Libraries and the Benefits to Early Childhood Education
Collaborations with Public Libraries and the Benefits to Early Childhood Education
Collaborations with Public Libraries and the Benefits to Early Childhood Education

This document provides a list of some local and national websites sponsored by libraries and links to research articles. The list also offers descriptions of collaborations between public libraries and early childhood education.
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Student Success is a Community Responsibility
Student Success is a Community Responsibility
Student Success is a Community Responsibility

This essay by Freeman Hrabowski explores the role and responsibility, a community plays in student success.
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Safe Routes Partnership - Healthy Active Communities
Safe Routes Partnership - Healthy Active Communities
Safe Routes Partnership - Healthy Active Communities

The Safe Routes Partnership works to ensure that communities are designed for people to incorporate physical activity and active transportation into their daily lives.
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Youth.gov
Youth.gov
Youth.gov

Youth.gov provides a series of resources and information surrounding various youth topics. Website users can engage with other youth, implement evidence-based programming, and locate program funding in their community.
Reports
Forgotten Purpose: Civics Education in Public Schools
Forgotten Purpose: Civics Education in Public Schools
Forgotten Purpose: Civics Education in Public Schools

This is an article describing the lack of civics instruction in public schools and its potential impact.
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Preschool Nutrition
Preschool Nutrition
Preschool Nutrition

The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides information and links related to preschool nutrition.
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Stuck in the Middle
Stuck in the Middle
Stuck in the Middle

This article discusses the middle school achievement gap and reviews a study completed in New York City public middle schools and K-8 schools.
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Important Math Skills in Early Childhood
Important Math Skills in Early Childhood
Important Math Skills in Early Childhood

This webpage details the importance of early childhood math skills, and provides benchmarks for early childhood educators regarding math education.
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The California Department of Education - Mathematics Frameworks
The California Department of Education - Mathematics Frameworks
The California Department of Education - Mathematics Frameworks

The California Department of Education (CDE) provides State Board of Education adopted Mathematics Framework by individual grade chapters.
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The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics: Playful Math = Engaged Learning
The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics: Playful Math = Engaged Learning
The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics: Playful Math = Engaged Learning

Math instruction for early childhood learners can be playful and fun - not necessarily comprised of flashcards or worksheets. Teachers can highlight features of children's play that are mathematical, as well as creating math activities that are playful.
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Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect
Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect
Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect

Explore peer-reviewed journals, articles, book chapters and open access content covering a range of disciplines in ScienceDirect.
Reports
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership

This white paper discusses the value of empathy in the workplace, as well strategies to increase employees' empathy.
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Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life
Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life
Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life

This article discusses the value of lifelong learning for personal health, finances, and social life.
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Centers for Disease Control - Adolescent and School Health
Centers for Disease Control - Adolescent and School Health
Centers for Disease Control - Adolescent and School Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a variety of resources - including data and statistics related to adolescent health and school health policies, as well as fact sheets - to inform educators and parents on adolescent and school health.
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2019 Education Research Highlights
2019 Education Research Highlights
2019 Education Research Highlights

Every year brings new insights—and cautionary tales—about what works in education. This article highlights education research studies from 2019.
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9 Core Behaviors of People Who Positively Impact The World
9 Core Behaviors of People Who Positively Impact The World
9 Core Behaviors of People Who Positively Impact The World

This article examines nine behaviors of people who have a positive impact on the world (based on the author's personal research and work).
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DoSomething.org - A Youth-Led Movement for Good
DoSomething.org - A Youth-Led Movement for Good
DoSomething.org - A Youth-Led Movement for Good

This website provides opportunities for individuals to volunteer and participate in social change and civic action campaigns to make real-world impact on causes they care about.
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National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

This website provides resources and information to support strong fathers and families.
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Community Service Ideas for Middle School Students
Community Service Ideas for Middle School Students
Community Service Ideas for Middle School Students

Community service for preteens and teens is becoming a requirement at many middle schools. Here’s how to make that volunteer time really mean something to your child.
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Common Sense Education
Common Sense Education
Common Sense Education

Common Sense supports K–12 schools with lesson plans, educational technology reviews, and everything else educators need to empower a generation of digital citizens.
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Government Relaxes Nutrition Standards for School Lunches
Government Relaxes Nutrition Standards for School Lunches
Government Relaxes Nutrition Standards for School Lunches

This article explains the changes in federal nutrition standards for school lunches.
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Federal and State Funding for Child Care and Early Learning
Federal and State Funding for Child Care and Early Learning
Federal and State Funding for Child Care and Early Learning

This is a budget information sheet on federal and state funding for early childcare.