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ASCA Weekly Wrapup A roundup of the week's education-related headlines
Friday, Feb. 12, 2010
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A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools
The New York Times
The Obama administration will began a drive this week to expel Pepsi, French fries and Snickers bars from the nation's schools in hopes of reducing the number of children who get fat during their school years. In legislation, soon to be introduced, candy and sugary beverages would be banned, and many schools would be required to offer more nutritious fare. Read more.
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Farm to School Program Changes Kids' Views on Food
ABC News/The Associated Press
The third- and fourth-graders at Sharon Elementary School know where the veggies in their soup come from because they've visited the farms. They know the nutritional value of the carrots, onions and cabbage because they've studied them in class, and they know how they're grown because they've nurtured them in raised beds out back. The 105-student school is part of the National Farm to School Network, aimed at getting healthier meals into school cafeterias, teaching kids about agriculture and nutrition and supporting local farmers. Read more. |
For Students at Risk, Early College Proves a Draw
The New York Times
Precious Holt, a 12th-grader with dangly earrings and a SpongeBob pillow, climbs on the yellow school bus and promptly falls asleep for the hour-plus ride to Sandhills Community College. When the bus arrives, she checks in with a school counselor and heads off to a day of college classes, blending with older classmates until 4 p.m., when she and the other seniors from SandHoke Early College High School gather for the ride home. There is a payoff for the long bus rides: The 48 SandHoke seniors are in a fast-track program that allows them to earn their high-school diploma and up to two years of college credit in five years - completely free. Read more. |
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TV Class a Boon to Marana Schools
The Arizona Republic All students are honing their crafts in Bob Abel's television-production classes at Mountain View High School. Abel's advanced broadcast-journalism class is designed to give his students the independence to pursue their own interests. Abel's advanced students produce the daily morning show and also serve as the anchors. Abel's students also edit audio and video productions, learn to compose shots and create digital portfolios. His senior students intern at local television stations and post-production companies. They also have access to equipment and software that rival what professionals use in the field and in production houses. Read more. |
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Counselors Helping to Engage Students
The Republican It's February, which means it's time to celebrate National School Counseling Week. The 2010 theme is "Celebrate School Counseling." School counselors are not ones to toot their own horns, so bringing attention to what we do best - that is helping our students navigate through their academic, career and personal needs throughout their years - comes back to our students. Like in many industries, ideas go through various cycles, and school counseling is no different. Gaining some momentum in the school counseling world is the idea that we have to better engage all students, in particular the ones that are disenfranchised for some reason. It's not necessarily a new concept, for we have known that all students matter, but if we want to help all students, we need to find a way to reach those who previously were not touched. Read more. |
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Game Developed to Help School Counselors Assess Suicide Risk
LafayetteOnline For school counselors, the first time helping a suicidal student can be an emotional trial by fire. To better prepare counselors for this type of charged situation, a Purdue University professor has developed a computer simulation for virtual training. Carrie Wachter Morris is an assistant professor of counseling and development in Purdue's Department of Educational Studies and a former counselor at facilities throughout North Carolina. She developed the Suicide Risk-Assessment Game with the aid of a digital-content development grant from Information Technology at Purdue, Purdue's central information technology organization. Read more. |
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