A community school differs from other public schools in important ways: it is generally open most of the time, governed by a partnership between the school system and a community agency, and offers a broad array of health and social services. It often has an extended day before and after school, features parent involvement programs, and works for community enrichment. How should such a school be structured? How can its success be measured? Community Schools in Action: Lessons from a Decade of Practice presents the Children's Aid Society's (CAS) approach to creating community schools for the...
A community school differs from other public schools in important ways: it is generally open most of the time, governed by a partnership between the s...
Of the 33 million adolescents in the United States, almost 10 million are at risk of failing to become responsible adults. They attend schools that do not serve their needs, lack the support of caring adults, and, as a result, are alienated from mainstream society. African-American and Hispanic children, increasingly segregated in disadvantaged neighborhoods, are particularly vulnerable. In Adolescence: Growing Up in America Today, a follow-up to Joy Dryfoos's landmark volume, Adolescents at Risk (OUP, 1991), Joy Dryfoos and Carol Barkin take a close look at the lives...
Of the 33 million adolescents in the United States, almost 10 million are at risk of failing to become responsible adults. They attend schools that do...
"During the summer before he went to college, he was obnoxious; he said, 'There's a reason I'm acting this way; it will make it easier for you to have me leave.'"
"When she was packing to leave, she was completely preoccupied with how many sheets and towels to take. I was thinking, 'My kid is leaving home forever, and life is taken up with minutiae.'"
It's an emotional rollercoaster, a combination of missing him and feeling happy and excited for him."
New Beginnings
You've taught them how to do their laundry, brought them a year's supply of toothpaste and shampoo,...
"During the summer before he went to college, he was obnoxious; he said, 'There's a reason I'm acting this way; it will make it easier for you to ...
This comprehensive handbook offers sensible advice for babysitters. Suggestions for games and activities, meals, bathtime and bedtime address the specific needs of infants, toddlers and older children, and advice is given on what to do in the event of emergencies and minor mishaps.
This comprehensive handbook offers sensible advice for babysitters. Suggestions for games and activities, meals, bathtime and bedtime address the spec...
