It takes a village…(and a state, and a school district) to keep students healthyposted by Christina GordonOn 6/22/2009 10:59:17 AMBoard Buzz knows schools are often expected to deal with much more than the academic development of students, including addressing student health issues such as obesity. We think that schools certainly do have a role to play in keeping students heal...Read More
Graduation inspirationposted by Christina GordonOn 6/22/2009 10:58:39 AMAs the month of June flies by, BoardBuzz is taking time out to recognize the exciting achievements of the class of 2009. Graduating seniors everywhere have been offering reflections on their past thirteen years of schooling before they prepare for th...Read More
Charter Chatterposted by Christina GordonOn 6/22/2009 10:57:56 AMBoardbuzz read with interest the US News & World Report story on a large study of charter schools (”Charter Schools Might Not Be Better“) and encourages a closer look at some of the findings for the good news about charter schools authorized by tradi...Read More
Healthy eating: advocating without alienatingposted by Christina GordonOn 6/18/2009 10:03:30 AMBoardBuzz came across this ABC News story that talks about one woman’s strict point of view on healthy eating and her crusade to implement it in her childrens’ school. Her stance has ignited a “food war.” To get her message across, she has done so...Read More
Educators and policymakers address diversityposted by Christina GordonOn 6/17/2009 3:15:33 PMOn June 12, NSBA’s General Counsel Francisco Negron headed to Capitol Hill to discuss with other educators, lawyers, and policy-makers ideas for creating more racially integrated schools. A recent article from Diverse Online provided BoardBuzz with ...Read More