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Locked in a Conspiracy ~ May 8, 2008
James P. Comer, the Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine's Child Study Center and a whole child commissioner, often says that the community in which he was raised was, "locked into a conspiracy to make certain that I grew up to be a responsible, contributing citizen" ...

Relationships, Relationships, Relationships
~ April 24, 2008 Ask anyone you know about his or her favorite teacher and the stories come pouring out. The coaches, youth ministers, choir directors, and school personnel who positively impacted our lives hold a special place in our memories...

Our Children Need Hope. Our Children Need You. ~ April 10, 2008
We know about the need for whole child education. We hear about it in the news: "achievement gap," "cyber-bullying," ...

Social and Emotional Learning Matters! ~ March 26, 2008
Hot off the presses, our whole child partner the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has released a preliminary report about the impact of school-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs on academics...

Happy Anniversary! ~ March 12, 2008
Just one year ago this week, ASCD launched the whole child Initiative by releasing The Learning Compact Redefined: A Call to Action, and developing WholeChildEducation.org...

Today in America ~ February 22, 2008
Today 6,000 talented young people will drop out of school. Today over 9 million children do not have health insurance...

Whole Child Education: What's New(s) ~ February 5, 2008
This new year has brought a new look to WholeChildEducation.org! In our last newsletter, we introduced the search feature that we added to our home page...

New Year, New Tools, New Questions ~ January 16, 2008
Happy New Year, and welcome back to your whole child education newsletter! We hope that you have begun 2008 healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged...

Civic Participation and the Whole Child ~ December 4, 2007
Tip O'Neill, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, once said, "All politics is local." No statement could be more true when it comes to educating the whole child...

Partners and Voting and Funding: Oh, My! ~ November 20, 2007
We're excited to report that leading education, health, arts, and civic organizations have committed to furthering the whole child cause...

Making The Case for the Whole Child ~ November 7, 2007
Why is now the time to advocate for the whole child? Common sense and research tells us that children must be...

Ask Questions, Be Heard, Learn More, Do More ~ October 24, 2007
So you've signed the whole child pledge; what now? It's time to act: Ask Questions...

Updates from the Grade Your School and Community Tool
~ September 26, 2007 It's time for a progress report from the Grade Your School and Community Tool! Over 4,000 individuals have graded their schools and communities...

It's Time to Start Talking About the Whole Child ~ September 5, 2007
Now that school is back in session, it's time to start the conversation about the whole child. It's time to ask yourself and others what it means to educate the whole child...

A Different Kind of Back-to-School Supply List ~ August 22, 2007
It's that time of year again when stores are filled with families seeking school supplies and children exclaiming, "I need a new backpack/
ruler/notebook/calculator/pair of shoes..."

What's Working? What's Not? Share Your Story ~ August 8, 2007
Jennifer from Connecticut says her community is emphasizing hard work and striving to achieve equity...

Summer Homework: Ask Questions, Be Heard, Learn More, Do More
~ July 24, 2007 Summer camp, family vacations, outdoor concerts, reading in a hammock, hiking in the woods: why is it that our summers so naturally support the needs of the whole child while our school years don't?

Resource Clearinghouse Supports the Whole Child ~ July 10, 2007
July is the perfect month to begin planning for the coming school year. Research and common sense tell us that when kids are sick, scared, marginalized, alone, or bored, they can't do their best...

Grade Your School and Community ~ June 27, 2007
Most users of ASCD's new whole child Web site give their schools and communities a "B" grade on ensuring that all children feel healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged...

Healthy, Safe, Engaged, Supported, and Challenged ~ June 13, 2007
Parents believe a well-rounded education is critical for success, but art, music, social studies, and physical education and health are being pushed out of the curriculum in too many schools...

A New Opportunity to Act ~ June 1, 2007
ASCD has launched a new public engagement and advocacy campaign and we want you to be a part of it...

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