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Trachsler, Tracy A.; Birren, Genevieve – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2016
With the untimely death of a University of Louisville cheerleader due to an accidental drug overdose in the summer of 2014, the athletic department representatives took steps to prevent future incidents by adding cheerleaders to the randomized drug testing protocols conducted at the university for the student-athletes involved in National…
Descriptors: Athletes, Drug Abuse, College Athletics, Intervention
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Orfield, Gary; Frankenberg, Erica; Garces, Liliana M. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2008
In June 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review two related cases originating from school districts in Louisville, Kentucky and Seattle, Washington that involved voluntarily adopted racial integration plans. Concerned about the outcome of these cases, 553 social scientists submitted a social science statement to the Supreme Court summarizing…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Social Science Research, Racial Integration, Courts
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, Lexington, KY. – 1995
Because the primary years are the point where specific changes are required in teaching practice and school organization, a task force examined Kentucky's primary program through school visits, interviews, expert testimony, and research. The last three years have shown marked improvement in student performance in the basics (reading, writing, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Boards of Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation