Sexual Harassment at School -- More Harmful than Bullying
Schools' current focus on
bullying prevention may be masking the serious and underestimated health consequences
of sexual harassment, according to James Gruber from the University of Michigan-Dearborn
and Susan Fineran from the University of Southern Maine in the US.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/sexual-harassme.php
Social Form of Bullying
Linked to Depression, Anxiety in Adults
Children who are shunned
or targeted by social attacks in school may experience depression and anxiety
in young adulthood, a University of Florida study shows.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/social-form-of.php
Half of Students in Exploratory
Study Reported Witnessing or Experiencing a Bias Incident on Campus
The Campus Tolerance Foundation
today released analysis based on new research that calls for colleges and
universities to provide more information to families about the atmosphere
on campus, especially the treatment students can expect to face as members
of racial, ethnic, gender or intellectual minorities.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/pilot-study-cou.php
**Civic Engagement
'Take Your Jeans Off'
for a Good Cause with the Levi's Brand and Goodwill Industries
The denim collected during
Levi's "Take Your Jeans Off" campaign will be donated to Goodwill
Industries to be sold in local Goodwill stores. Proceeds from the sales will
help fund Goodwill job training programs that benefit hundreds of thousands
of people each year.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/take-your-jeans.php
**Economic Security
Coming of Age: Employment
Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties
This study examines employment
outcomes for youth who age out of foster care through their middle twenties
in three states: California, Minnesota, and North Carolina. Results suggest that youth who
age out of foster care continue to experience poor employment outcomes at
age 24 and generally follow one of four employment trajectories as they transition
to adulthood.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/coming-of-age-e.php
**Education
Tenth Anniversary of
Teach for America Week
Teach for America is the national corps of outstanding
recent college graduates and professionals of all academic majors and career
interests who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/us-secretary-of-10.php
Education Reform Is No
Cure-All for Low-Income, Low-Achieving Schools
Read Economic Policy Institute president Lawrence Mishel's op-ed about how the Nation at Risk report distorted
the debate on education reform.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/education-refor.php
Concrete Examples Don't Help Students Learn Math
A new study challenges the
common practice in many classrooms of teaching mathematical concepts by using
"real-world," concrete examples. Researchers at Ohio State University's Center for Cognitive Science, found that college students who learned a mathematical
concept with concrete examples couldn't apply that knowledge to new situations.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/concrete-exampl.php
U.S. Education Department Announces Proposed
Regulations to Strengthen No Child Left Behind
The U.S. Secretary of Education
announced proposed new regulations to strengthen and clarify No Child Left
Behind (NCLB). The proposed regulations focus on
improved accountability and transparency, uniform and disaggregated graduation
rates and improved parental notification for Supplemental Education Services
and public school choice.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/us-secretary-of-7.php
The New Boss ... Same as the Old Boss?
Facing ever-declining performance
in their schools, mayors and legislative bodies in the United States' largest cities have in recent years
dismissed the elected boards and moved to a model of appointed boards. This
bold move has been mostly praised in the media and by the public.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/the-new-boss-sa.php
Principals, Teachers
Attend Biotechnology Event at Wistar Institute
Philadelphia high school principals, superintendents,
and teachers learned about the growing biotechnology industry and how to prepare
students for careers in biotechnology opportunities at the first-ever Biotechnology
Day
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/local-principal.php
Three Palm Beach County Teachers Selected for Scripps Florida Research Internships
Three high school science
teachers from Palm Beach County schools will start their six week
summer internships, intensive program designed for science teachers, in the
research laboratories of Scripps Florida in Jupiter
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/no-boring-summe.php
**Health
Counseling Trauma Victims
Causes Secondary Trauma
In a study of several hundred
New York City social workers after Sept. 11, researchers
found that mental health workers themselves can experience a psychological
problem known as secondary trauma. The study in Research on Social Work Practice
shows a clear link between secondary or vicarious trauma and counseling.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/study-counselin.php
Fundamental Change Needed
to Improve Health Care in the U.S
In order to achieve significant
gains in quality and efficiency, the health care delivery system--the way
providers are organized and care is delivered--will need fundamental and systemic
changes, say health care and health policy leaders. 
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/fundamental-cha.php
Do Primary Care Physicians
Treating Minority Patients Report Problems Delivering High-Quality Care?
Primary care physicians
who treat a disproportionate share of black and Latino patients provide more
charity care, see more patients, depend more heavily on low-paying Medicaid,
and earn lower incomes than physicians seeing mostly white patients.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/do-primary-care.php
Survey Reveals 80 Percent
of Americans Claim Doctors Need Better Bedside Manners
According to a new survey
conducted for the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a vast majority of Americans
wish their doctors demonstrated the "care" in the term heath care.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/national-survey.php
Medicare Advantage: Options
for Standardizing Benefits and Information to Improve Consumer Choice
The Medicare Advantage program
offers seniors a choice of private health plans, but many consumers have trouble
understanding how these plans differ. This Commonwealth Fund issue brief explains
that the problem lies in the high degree of variability and complexity in
Medicare Advantage plans--and the lack of good information for making educated
choices. 
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/medicare-advant.php
Not Understanding Medicare
Part D Still an Issue
There still appears to be
some lack of knowledge regarding Medicare's Part D prescription drug program,
although there is evidence that cost-related medication non-adherence may
have improved overall, according to two studies in JAMA.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/not-understandi.php
Medicare Part D Beneficiaries
May Pay a Price for Poor Knowledge of their Part D Benefits
Medicare beneficiaries have
limited knowledge of their Medicare Part D outpatient prescription drug benefits.
And those who are unaware of the coverage gap are less likely to report any
cost-coping behaviors and more likely to report that the costs of drugs created
a substantial financial burden.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/medicare-part-d-1.php
**Nonprofit Management
Columbia Business School and Columbia Community Service Announce 2008 Nancy
Rupp Community Agency Scholarships
Columbia Business School and Columbia Community Service (CCS)
announced today the 2008 Nancy Rupp Community Agency Scholarships. The scholarships
provide funding for local non-profit professionals to attend Executive Education
programs at the School's Institute for Not-for-Profit Management (INM).
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/columbia-busine-1.php
Clean Energy Ventures
Dominate 2008 Global Social Venture Competition
A plan to make clean energy
affordable around the world to poor, rural households without access to electricity
won the grand prize of the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/clean-energy-ve.php
**Nutrition and Healthy
Living
FoodFit.com Founder Announces
Top Healthy Food Blogs
A former U.S. Undersecretary
of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services announced her choices
for the 10 best healthy food blogs. This is the
first year Haas has named the top healthy food blogs,
chosen for their focus on local foods and healthy cooking.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/foodfitcom-foun.php
**Substance Abuse
Environment Key Early:
Genes' Role Expands in Alcohol Dependence
The influence of genetics
increases as young women transition from their first drink to alcohol dependence.
A team of researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine found
that although environment is most influential in determining when drinking
begins, genes play a larger role in advancing to
problem drinking and alcohol dependence.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/environment-key.php
