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How wearable technology can personalize physical education

By Alison DeNisco

PE teachers are motivating students by personalizing exercise with wearable technology such as Fitbits, Apple Watches and Polar sensors.

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Movers and Shakers: School leaders take on student success initiatives, change districts

App provides resources for students dealing with violence

Student Success Stories

May 13, 2019

Why American education pales—and fails—on the global stage

It’s no secret that the United States—once the leader in public education—has slipped well below a number of other countries in performance and outcomes. The problem, says Marc Tucker, president and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy, is that the U.S. doesn’t have an integrated system of education. In Leading High-Performance […]

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May 03, 2019

How to prevent and respond to school fights

School administrators can learn effective strategies on how to stop school fights by participating in training seminars from companies such as the Crisis Prevention Institute. Here are a few violence prevention tips.

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April 29, 2019

Recovery high school students tell their stories

At their hometown high schools, they were dropouts, bad kids, problems. At home, they lied to their parents, stole from their siblings or sneaked out to get high. Sometimes, they tried drug treatment, but surrounded by their old crowd, they quickly relapsed. These are the students of recovery high schools: addicts who hit bottom excruciatingly […]

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April 22, 2019

Dropout prevention gives students reason to stay

Family problems, absences and poor grades can drive students to becoming a dropout. But what actually drives many teenagers to quit school, say experts, is a sense that nobody in the building cares about them.

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April 19, 2019

DA op-ed: When running is slower: A dangerous trend in American schools

While there are other significant concerns about potential dangers created with many current options-based active shooter training approaches, I find the running option to be perhaps the most dangerous as presently taught.

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