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NYSSCA
New York State School Counselor Association Annual Conference 2017
"School Counselors: Prepared to Lead the Way" The DoubleTree, Syracuse, New York on Nov. 17-18.
The New York State School Counselor Association is seeking qualified presenters for the 2017 Conference! Conference, Exhibitor and Hotel Registration now available HERE. Call for Programs with topics addressing comprehensive school counseling program design and implementation and accountability for school counselors are welcome. READ MORE and APPLY HERE.
HESC
This year, Gov. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature enacted the nation's first tuition-free degree program for full time students: the Excelsior Scholarship. A college education is increasingly necessary to secure the jobs of tomorrow, and the Excelsior Scholarship ensures New York's students have access to a quality education and the skills they need to succeed. The Scholarship is available to students enrolled at a SUNY or CUNY community college or university beginning in the fall of 2017.
More than 940,000 middle-class families across New York State will be eligible for the Scholarship. How do you know if you qualify? The requirements are simple:
Students must:
- Be residents of New York State
- Enroll in a SUNY or CUNY two- or four-year degree program
- Take 30 credits per calendar year (including winter and summer sessions)
- Plan to live and work in New York following graduation for the length of time they participate in the scholarship program
The program goes into effect immediately, and is available for students whose families earn up to $100,000 annually beginning in the fall of 2017. It will extend to families making up to $125,000 annually by 2019.
The application will be available starting June 7. To receive an electronic notification when the application is live, we encourage you to enter your email in the Excelsior Alert Form on the HESC website.
Please find additional information below on the benefits of the scholarship and how to apply. Students and their families can also visit www.hesc.ny.gov or www.ny.gov/college to learn more, and text COLLEGE to 81336 for updates.
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ASCA
We've officially opened registration for your 2017 ASCA Annual Conference, July 8–11. Join more than 2,000 school counseling professionals for four days of inspirational keynote sessions, informative breakout sessions, in-depth looks at hot topics in the school counseling profession and networking opportunities galore. Early-bird registration fees are $369 for members and $569 for nonmembers. Early-bird registration ends March 1. Registration is also open to attend the conference virtually. Registration is $199 ($299 for nonmembers) for virtual attendees. For more information about the conference including hotel information, keynote speakers and more, visit www.ascaconferences.org. Planning to request financial support from your school or district to attend the conference? Download the justification letter and customize to your needs.
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[Glasgow Caledonian University]
Glasgow Caledonian University is delighted to offer a week long summer programme for guidance counsellors looking to experience first-hand, the opportunities available to students in the UK – with ten fully funded places available! The programme will include details around VISA support, funding streams and the UK educational entry system – as well as local tours, taking in some of Scotland’s breath-taking sights, not to mention the University’s cutting edge campus and award winning facilities. GCU is a multi-cultural modern university. Our welcoming community of 20,000 students from more than 100 countries enjoys a wide range of award-winning support services and facilities.
* Times Higher Education’s 200 under 50 Rankings 2017
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Education DIVE
With unnerving frequency, school districts and communities are discovering elevated lead levels after undertaking tests of drinking water sources in their facilities. Recently, comprehensive re-testing in New York City public school buildings found that 83 percent of buildings had at least one water source with lead levels about 15 parts per billion, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s standard level for when action must be taken.
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THE Journal
One in five children have learning and attention issues, or brain-based challenges in reading, writing, math, organization, focus, listening comprehension, social skills, motor skills or a combination of these, according to the National Center for Learning Disabilities. In a new report, the NCLD examines why students facing these issues are three times more likely to drop out of school.
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By: Tammy Gibson (commentary)
 A new toy trend is literally spinning its way through schools. Surprisingly, it's not a high-tech gadget — it's a colorful piece of plastic called a fidget spinner. The top-like gadgets that you spin with your fingers were originally designed as a stress-release tool meant to help children with ADD, ADHD, anxiety and autism focus by occupying their hands, therefore improving concentration. These toys are the latest craze, but are they actually doing what they're marketed for?
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U.S. News & World Report
Indiana teen Raven Osborne received her bachelor's degree — a couple weeks before earning her high school diploma. "She came to me, ninth grade year and told me this is what she wanted to do, so she already had a vision," says Krishelle Murphy, secondary guidance counselor at 21st Century Charter School at Gary, where Osborne attended school. "She was motivated and even if she faced adversity, she kept going and pressing on. She persevered and never gave up."
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The Brookings Institution
Imagine your doctor tells you that you have an unhealthy condition. You ask what you can do about it. He responds that he doesn't know. When you return some time later, he tells you your unhealthy condition is improving. You ask what brought on the improvement, and he responds that he doesn't know. You ask if any studies are going on about the condition. He shrugs and says a few.
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CNN
Instagram is the most detrimental social networking app for young people's mental health, followed closely by Snapchat, according to a new report by the Royal Society for Public Health in the U.K. Their study, #StatusofMind, surveyed almost 1500 young people aged 14 to 24 on how certain social media platforms impact health and wellbeing issues such as anxiety, depression, self-identity and body image. YouTube was found to have the most positive impact, while Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter all demonstrated negative affects overall on young people's mental health.
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The Brookings Institution
Taking that big yellow bus to school has been part of American education since the early 20th century. And at its core, taking the school bus does something very fundamental — it physically brings students to school each and every morning. In fact, the school bus whisks about 25 million public school students per year to school. Yet, prior to my new study in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, we had little evidence on whether taking the school bus to school (i.e., getting to school) was linked to whether students show up more often to school (i.e., going to school).
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By: Erick Herrmann (commentary)
 English learners, like all students, face the pressure of achieving in school, and they hope to learn the content being presented in the class. Additionally, like all of the other students in the class, they want to make friends with their classmates and other students in the school. These social and academic pressures that all students face, though, can be compounded for English learners. In Part 1 of this article, we'll look at four ways teachers can support students socially.
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The Washington Post
The historic Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education turns 63 years old on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The decision famously ordered the desegregation of public schools in the United States, declaring segregated schools "inherently unequal" and unconstitutional, but all these years later, segregation is far from being eliminated. In fact, 2016 federal data showed that poor, black and Hispanic children are becoming increasingly isolated from white, affluent children in America's public schools. Given that, how should Brown v. Board be evaluated? Given persistent school segregation, was it a failure? This post addresses that question.
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The Associated Press
One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being bullied at school and the number of reports of sexual assault on college campuses has more than tripled over the past decade, according to a federal study. "There are areas of concern in terms of bullying and rates of victimization being high," said Lauren Musu-Gillette, one of the authors of the report by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Justice Department.
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Education Week
One out of every 100 special education students was restrained by school personnel or secluded in school from his or her peers in the 2013-2014 school year, presumably to quell behavior that teachers considered disruptive or dangerous. That means nearly 70,000 special education students were restrained or secluded in that school year, the most recent for which data are available. For most students, this happened more than once: States reported more than 200,000 such incidents, so on average, a special education student was restrained or secluded about three times.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 There have been conflicting reports about the ending of Michelle Obama's girls education program. The start of May saw a Trump administration memo announcing the end of the "Let Girls Learn" program. The backlash was swift and fierce. Within a week, the government announced that it is not going to make any changes to the program. The "Let Girls Learn" program is an international initiative to make education possible and accessible for adolescent girls in developing countries.
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LiveScience via Fox News
Teen drinking has dropped in recent decades, but still about one-third of U.S. high schoolers say they drink alcohol, and one in six say they binge drink , according to a new report. The study, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed information from a yearly survey of high school students, conducted from 1991 to 2015. In 2015, about 33 percent of high schoolers said they consumed at least one alcoholic drink in the last 30 days. That's down from 51 percent of high schoolers who reported drinking alcohol in the last 30 days in the 1991 survey.
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