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¶ … school crime, including the characteristics of individual students, schools and communities that seem most important in explaining school crime. Juvenile violence associated with schools is on the upswing, and each…

There is a serious problem facing the citizens of America today that could lead to a variety of problems down the road, health problems that could further strain the health care industry and ultimately affect the future…

The New York City Department of Education is responsible for providing high-quality educational services to well over a million students in the New York City school system, and a significant percentage of these students…

Who would have guessed school-based health clinics (SBHC) date back to 1837? A royal ordinance from the French government required schools to be responsible for students' health and for the maintenance of sanitary regulation. In 1892, Americans finally decided to try public health nursing in New York's East Side, which evolved into the Henry Street Settlement and the beginning of medical care in the school setting. According to the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) 2007-2008 census, one hundred percent of SBHCs have some form of a primary care provider, either a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. Typically, these clinics are staffed by a nurse practitioner with medical supervision by a physician (Strozer, Juszczak, & Ammerman, 2010, School Nurse News, 1999).

THE IMPACT of ILLEGAL ALIENS on HEALTH CARE

Multiculturalism is an issue that has received a great deal of attention over the past decade. In many places around the country and around the world populations are becoming more and more diverse and as a result the…

organizational vision analysis: doctor of organizational leadership most appropriate for leader-Practitioners and those who intend to become leaders in the future in educational institutions

Tertiary education tends to be the domain of the privileged few who can secure the finances, either by means of bursary or family funding, to access it. The impact of family finances on the quality of education, however…

Illegal immigration is one of the most controversial topics in modern society. Some people advocate severely punishing illegal immigrants, increased border patrols, and greater restrictions on legal immigration.

The No Child Left Behind Act was ratified in 2001 and affects federally funded American public schools. According to the Department of Education, the Act is built on four main principles: "accountability for results,…