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Odd Girl Out: the Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons
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  • Education
  • Victimization
  • Mental Health
  • Social Stressors
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Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

The TA Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports has been established by the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education to give schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices. Improving student academic and behavior outcomes is about ensuring all students have access to the most effective and accurately implemented instructional and behavioral practices and interventions possible.Read more

  • Education
  • Dropout Crisis
  • dropout prevention; academic underachievement

National Dropout Prevention Center/Network

The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N) was begun in 1986 to serve as a clearinghouse on issues related to dropout prevention and to offer strategies designed to increase the graduation rate in America's schools. Over the years, the NDPC/N has become a well-established national resource for sharing solutions for student success. It does so through its clearinghouse function, active research projects, publications, and through a variety of professional development activities.Read more

  • Education
  • Dropout Crisis
  • dropout prevention; reentry

Communities in Schools

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/topics/Pages/high-schools.aspx Communities in Schools:Read more

  • Education
  • Dropout Crisis
  • dropout prevention; high school

The Silent Epidemic

Founded in 1997 with General Colin Powell as Chairman and chaired today by Alma Powell, America’s Promise Alliance is a cross-sector partnership of more than 300 corporations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and advocacy groups that are passionate about improving lives and changing outcomes for children.Read more

Credentials: 
Jennifer Rubini, LMHC, LMFT
  • Education
  • Dropout Crisis
  • Dropout Prevention

Gender Equity in Education

Campbell-Kibler Associates is targeted at educators. Their website offers a number of resources on gender equity issues in math, science, and technology. To find out more, visit http://www.campbell-kibler.com.
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Credentials: 
Jennifer Rubini, LMHC, LMFT
  • Education
  • Academic Underachievement
  • inequality; gender
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