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National School Boards Association, 2022
The overarching goal of schools is to create a safe, supportive environment where students can thrive and learn. This begins with a dedication to students' social and emotional well-being, and effective policies and programs that create a culture of trust. Such a culture provides an optimal learning environment, and is also a proactive step…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Safety, Mental Health, School Policy
Temkin, Deborah; Piekarz-Porter, Elizabeth; Lao, Kristy; Nuñez, Brissa; Steed, Heather; Stuart-Cassel, Victoria; Chriqui, Jamie F. – Child Trends, 2021
In 2019, Child Trends partnered with the Institute for Health Research and Policy of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC-IHRP), EMT Associates, Inc., and the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) to publish the first comprehensive policy analysis (see ED613844) to explore codified state statutes and regulations covering…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, State Regulation, Policy Analysis
Healthy Schools Campaign, 2020
The next President of the United States has an enormous responsibility--and opportunity--to provide an equitable foundation for a new generation of learners. The magnitude of the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the importance of schools as community anchors that children and families rely on for much more than an education. This document…
Descriptors: Child Health, Government Role, Federal Government, Health Promotion
Biddle, Elizabeth – Updating School Board Policies, 1991
A preview of an upcoming National School Boards Association (NSBA) publication on comprehensive school health programs explores 4 components of school health programs: (1) board policy; (2) classroom instruction; (3) health services; and (4) healthy school environments. Descriptions of successful school health programs at Frontier Central School…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Health Programs, Information Sources
Dyckman, Lawrence J. – 2003
This report details a study by the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) of food safety in public schools. The study examined: (1) the frequency and causes of reported food-borne illness outbreaks associated with the federal school-meal programs; and (2) the practices that federal, state, and local governments, as well as other food…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Health, Dining Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education