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Green, Judith A. – Education and Urban Society, 2009
Improving student discipline is a constant challenge in the field of P-12 education. The challenge is especially great for district-level administrators who must address the educational and social needs of all students. As a district-level administrator, the author participates in a study of a midwestern district of elementary (preschool-8)…
Descriptors: Discipline, Discipline Policy, Educational Practices, Program Implementation
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McLaren, Elizabeth M.; Hall, Phyllis J.; Fox, Pamela – NHSA Dialog, 2009
This article examines the Kentucky Initiative for Social Skill and Emotional Development which provides annual training and technical assistance to build early childhood programs' capacity to deliver practices known to promote social and emotional competency. The initiative is based on the 3-tiered Positive Behavior Support model that teaches…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Technical Assistance, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence
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Wolf, Elaine M.; Wolf, Douglas A. – Evaluation Review, 2008
Disciplinary alternative schools have a reputation as gateways to the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The authors conducted an evaluation of an intervention (Strategies for Success) designed to divert seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade alternative school students from this gateway. They used propensity score matching and a multivariate…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Attendance Patterns, Multivariate Analysis, Objective Tests
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Arter, Patricia S. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandates that "all" students, not just well-behaved and academically motivated students, make academic progress. Unfortunately, about 10% of students with chronic behavior problems make this goal difficult for themselves and others (Sprague & Walker, 2000; Sugai, 2000). The Positive Alternative Learning…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Uchida, Craig D.; Solomon, Shellie; Katz, Charles M.; Pappas, Cynthia E. – US Department of Justice, 2006
The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office funded the School-Based Partnerships (SBP) grant program for the purpose of partnering law enforcement agencies with schools to address crime and disorder problems in and around middle and high schools. In Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, the COPS Office awarded 275 law enforcement agencies more…
Descriptors: Grants, Problem Solving, Crime Prevention, Law Enforcement