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Did You Know?Total public school enrollment is projected to set new records each year from 2008 to 2017, at which time it is expected to reach 54.1 million. » Share ASCD's Whole Child Web site and newsletter. |
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We've Got Good News and Bad NewsA recently released congressionally mandated report by the National Center for Education Statistics, The Condition of Education 2008, offers both good and bad news for the whole child at school. The good news is in 2001, the better educated a person was, the more likely that person was to report being in "excellent" or "very good" health. The bad news is only 39 percent of those who did not complete high school reported good health. The good news is from 1992 through 2004, the rate of thefts and violent crimes against students at school declined 62 percent. The bad news is 78 percent of public schools still report one or more violent incidents, and 17 percent report one or more serious violent incidents. The good news is the rate of 16–24-year-olds with no high school diploma and not currently attending school declined from 15 percent in 1972 to 9 percent in 2006. The bad news is while that rate is only 6 percent for whites, it is 11 percent for blacks and 22 percent for Hispanics. The good news is 63 percent of 10th grade students report that teachers praise their efforts, and 90 percent report making friends from other racial and ethnic groups. The bad news is while 56 percent of elementary and middle school students from non-poor families participate in after-school activities, only 20 percent of students from poor families participate. The good news is minority students have accounted for about half of the growth in associate's and bachelor's degrees awarded between 1989–90 and 2003–04. The bad news is students in high-poverty and/or high-minority-enrollment high schools are significantly more likely to be taught English, science, and math by "out-of-field" teachers. » What is the condition of education in your community? Are children healthy? Safe? Engaged? Supported? Challenged? How do you know? Grade Your School and Community to find out, then host a community conversation and spread the word to engage others in supporting whole child education. |
Real Stories"We have an improved crisis management and school improvement plan that addresses school safety. We are still compiling much needed course outlines by grade subject to ensure that we are not under or overlapping our curriculum. Our technology and modular based instruction and intervention has helped to challenge all our students to excel." —Pete A., Wayne City, IL "My school is 100 percent minority and 92 percent free and reduced lunch. We are on "the list" because we missed AYP by one-half percent in one subgroup in 2005 and 1 percent in a different subgroup in 2006. Our principal is afraid of being fired if our scores don't improve, so she directed all 3rd through 6th grade teachers to only teach reading and math—no science, no social studies, no field trips. We barely have music and we get an art teacher for the whole school one quarter a year." —Anonymous, Waldorf, MD Comment on Pete's or the anonymous story and read many more. » Expect More. Get More. |
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