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Healthy Schools Campaign, 2018
Schools are the ideal setting for combining state health and education goals for all children. Children and adolescents spend more time in schools than in any other environment outside of their homes. They also form foundational health habits during their school years. By emphasizing school health and wellness, state leadership can support both…
Descriptors: Child Health, Educational Policy, School Health Services, Educational Environment
Casserly, Michael; Lachlan-Hache, Jonathon; Manish Naik – Council of the Great City Schools, 2011
The nation's major city public school districts have substantial construction, renovation, modernization, and deferred maintenance needs because of the age and size of their school buildings, shifting populations, and the need to devote substantial resources to instructional personnel to meet their core academic mission. For instance, the average…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, School Maintenance, Educational Facilities
Eaton, William Edward – 1976
A case study of school development in Jackson County, Illinois, from 1870 to 1976 is presented in this monograph. Settlement in southern Illinois and establishment of Jackson County are discussed briefly. The study of the educational history of the county is divided into three chronological sections. The educational heritage section, 1818-1854,…
Descriptors: Black Education, Case Studies, Consolidated Schools, Educational Development
Buckley, Jack; Schneider, Mark; Shang, Yi – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2004
The attrition of both new and experienced teachers is a great challenge for schools and school administrators throughout the United States, particularly in large urban districts. Because of the importance of this issue, there is a large empirical literature that investigates why teachers quit and how they might be better induced to stay. Here we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experienced Teachers, Educational Facilities, Urban Schools