A Mission-Based Argument for Private K-12 Student Press

2022 ◽  
pp. 107769582110706
Author(s):  
Erica R. Salkin
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
First Amendment ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
Strong Connection ◽  
School Mission ◽  
Student Journalism ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Student Press

Although the First Amendment does not guarantee student press within public schools, it does help affirm the value of such opportunities to student communities. Private schools do not enjoy such constitutional support, but may have a more powerful tool closer to home: their own school mission statements. This study coded nearly 500 private K-12 school mission statements to determine whether the priorities identified by these programs align with the documented benefits of student journalism and found a strong connection between both.

Making sense of student agency in the early grades

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (7) ◽  
pp. 62-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Vaughn
Keyword(s):  
High School Graduates ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Student Agency ◽  
School Mission ◽  
Precise Meaning ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Problem Solvers ◽  
K 12

The development of agency is often described as critically important for all students. Countless school mission statements speak of the need to help young people become independent thinkers, for example. Colleges and universities expect high school graduates to be self-driven learners. And business leaders are forever calling upon K-12 education to prepare the next generation of problem-solvers and entrepreneurs. However, the precise meaning of agency remains elusive. The author suggests a conceptual framework to guide elementary-level teachers in this area.

Rethinking Equality of Opportunity: Comment on Adam Swift’s How Not to be a Hypocrite

2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Equality Of Opportunity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Selective Schools ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Equal Citizenship

Adam Swift objects to private schools on the grounds of equal opportunity and efficiency, and to both private and selective public schools on the grounds of solidarity and improving the academic achievement of less advantaged students. I argue that private schools are not inefficient, and that a meritocratic ideal of equality of opportunity in K-12 contexts is either inapplicable or undesirable. Swift’s objection that private school students unfairly ‘jump the queue’ is based on envy. Enforcing a queue by blocking extra parental investment in their children’s education would be inefficient and unjustly burden people who value education highly. Nor do the educational interests of the less advantaged always justify restrictions on selective schools. However, Swift’s solidarity objection against selective public schools is sound. I develop this objection in the context of ideals of democracy and equal citizenship.

Yoga in America

2019 ◽  
pp. 53-67
Author(s):  
Candy Gunther Brown
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
First Amendment ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Religious Associations ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Secular Religion

Chapter 3 explains how yoga won an American audience as marketers advertised health benefits and downplayed religious associations, while gesturing toward spirituality. Although many people perceive yoga as secular, religion and spirituality are pervasive in the contemporary yoga scene, including “Christian yoga” and yoga-based “health and wellness” programs in public universities and K-12 public schools. School-yoga advocates who defuse objections by subtracting religious-sounding language claim to have won a “Vedic Victory.” Some who argue that yoga is appropriate for public schools because it is secular also argue that yoga should be exempt from sales taxes because it is spiritual, and therefore protected as free exercise of religion by the First Amendment. Surveys—importantly Yoga in America studies commissioned in 2012 and 2016 by Yoga Journal and Yoga Alliance—suggest that many practitioners have spiritual experiences and that longer-term, more frequent practice correlates with spiritual motives. Yoga has attracted enthusiasts and provoked controversies worldwide, including in India, because it has religious and spiritual associations—and political and financial implications. Certain Christians and Muslims, among others, view compulsory participation as violating conscience. The chapter argues that yoga epitomizes the blurred boundaries between the secular and religious in American public life.

Medication Administration Practices in United States’ Schools: A Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis

2021 ◽  
pp. 105984052110263
Author(s):  
Ashley A. Lowe ◽  
Joe K. Gerald ◽  
Conrad Clemens ◽  
Cherie Gaither ◽  
Lynn B. Gerald
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Medication Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medication Administration ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Level Of Training ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Keyword Searches

Schools often provide medication management to children at school, yet, most U.S. schools lack a full-time, licensed nurse. Schools rely heavily on unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to perform such tasks. This systematic review examined medication management among K-12 school nurses. Keyword searches in three databases were performed. We included studies that examined: (a) K-12 charter, private/parochial, or public schools, (b) UAPs and licensed nurses, (c) policies and practices for medication management, or (d) nurse delegation laws. Three concepts were synthesized: (a) level of training, (b) nurse delegation, and (c) emergency medications. One-hundred twelve articles were screened. Of these, 37.5% (42/112) were comprehensively reviewed. Eighty-one percent discussed level of training, 69% nurse delegation, and 57% emergency medications. Succinct and consistent policies within and across the United States aimed at increasing access to emergency medications in schools remain necessary.

Student Press and the First Amendment

NASPA Journal ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-177
Author(s):  
Edward H. Hammond ◽  
Thomas A. Dawes
Keyword(s):  
First Amendment ◽  
Student Press

scholarly journals Assessing the impacts of school entrepreneurial initiatives

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Pepin ◽  
Etienne St-Jean
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
School Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitudes ◽  
Enterprise Education ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Experimental Group

Purpose Many countries around the world have now introduced entrepreneurship into their curricula and educational practices, starting at the elementary school level. However, recent studies show the relative (un)effectiveness of K-12 enterprise education on diverse learning outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to report on a research aimed at assessing the impacts of enterprise education on students’ entrepreneurial attitudes. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a quasi-experiment between May and June 2017 to assess the entrepreneurial potential of students at Elementary Cycle 3 (10–12 years) in Quebec, Canada. Relying on attitude theory, the authors used Athayde’s Attitudes toward Enterprise for Young People test, which assesses students’ entrepreneurial potential through four entrepreneurial attitudes (leadership, creativity, achievement and personal control). The experimental group consisted of 11 classes which had conducted an entrepreneurial project during the 2016–2017 school year (n = 208 students), while the 7 classes of the control group had not (n=151 students). Findings At first glance, data showed no difference between the two groups. Further investigation showed that private and Freinet (public) schools’ students, both from the control group, show significantly higher leadership scores than those of the experimental group. In-depth analyses also show that increasing the number of entrepreneurial projects significantly impacted three of the four attitudes assessed, although negligibly. Research limitations/implications Taken together, those results question the relevance of single entrepreneurial activities in developing students’ entrepreneurial attitudes. They also suggest the positive impact of a progressive, constructivist pedagogy in developing such entrepreneurial attitudes. Moreover, the paper raises several factors likely to impact students’ entrepreneurial attitudes for further research. Originality/value K-12 enterprise education remains an understudied context, largely crossed by unproven statements. This research contributes to understand and give direction to educational initiatives targeting the development of young students’ entrepreneurial attitudes.

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