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Children at Risk: The Family

Lawrence Hardy

Helping impoverished parents become involved in schools is a challenge, but districts can -- and must -- build a partnership.

Joetta Sack-Min

After methamphetamine overwhelms a small Tennessee county, agencies band together to help children and families.

The Boy (and Girls) of Summer
Bruce Buchanan
Does Summer School Really Work?
Calming Fears, Creating Partners
Robin L. Flanigan
Are your schools prepared tp handle a crisis? Do parents turn to -- not on -- you when problems erupt?
Mental health issue at the forefront of Virginia Tech tragedy
Kathleen Vail
The stories started to emerge just days after the shootings.
Where We Teach
Del Stover
A new survey examines how urban teachers and administrators feel about their students' chances for success, with some surprising results

Newsmaker: Andrea Peterson
Glenn Cook
2007 National Teacher of the Year
The Healthy Approach
Amy Joyner
Coordinated school programs show that proper nutrition, exercise, and learning go hand-in-hand.
Pandemic Planning for Schools
Garry McGiboney and Quentin Fretwell
Keep it simple.
Sick Buildings Sick Students
Bruce Buchanan
Poor air quality and other environmental irritants can lead to health concerns for your students and staff.

School Board News
June 2007 Up Front
Editorial Staff
News, views, and trends you should watch.
Your Turn
June 2007 Your Turn
Editorial Staff
This month, You Say: The "School to Prison Pipeline" is a facile description of a complex set of forces. We Ask: "Are schools safer since Columbine?"
Research
College for All?
Susan Black
Should all high school graduates try to earn a four-year degree? It’s a complex question that carries strong opinions on both sides of the fence.
School Law
Stranger than Fiction
Edwin C. Darden
From the bizarre to the ridiculous, the legal trenches are filled with unusual tales that have affected schools directly over the past year.
Money
Oversight, Not Out of Mind
Charles K. Trainor
For board members, passing the budget is not enough. You must keep tabs on spending, too, without managing to micromanage.

Facilities
Can You Hear Me Now?
Joetta Sack-Min
If students can’t listen, they can’t learn. In a number of schools, districts are turning to wireless microphones and other systems to boost sound—and achievement.
Technology
Are You a Good Host?
Joe Dysart
It pays to make sure visitors have a good experience on your website.
Adviser
June 2007 Adviser
Editorial Staff
What would you do if … a board member wanted to participate remotely?
Marketplace
June 2007 Marketplace
Editorial Staff
A selection of useful products and services related to health and nutrition.
Learn More
June 2007 Learn More
June 2007 Learn More Editorial Staff
Your source for ideas and information.