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Resisting Violence & Raising Grades: Creating Safe and Supportive Schools in Arizona

ContributorsMcFadden, Erica (Author) / Adelman, Madelaine (Author) / Bosworth, Kris (Author) / Morrison Institute for Public Policy (Publisher) / Arizona. Department of Education (Collaborator deprecated, use Contributor)) / Arizona State University. School of Social Transformation (Collaborator deprecated, use Contributor))
Created2013-04
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Bullying and violence in K-12 schools have been in the policy spotlight in Arizona for almost a decade. However, current indicators and recent traumatic events show that a range of anti-social behaviors on school campuses remain a major threat to student well-being and learning. This briefing was distributed at panel…

Bullying and violence in K-12 schools have been in the policy spotlight in Arizona for almost a decade. However, current indicators and recent traumatic events show that a range of anti-social behaviors on school campuses remain a major threat to student well-being and learning. This briefing was distributed at panel discussion on bullying and safe school environments, focusing on such issues.
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Parent Choices and School Reform

ContributorsStigler, Monica (Author) / Morrison Institute for Public Policy (Publisher)
Created2011-07
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Illuminates the dynamics that influence how and why parents select schools and to suggest the need for a more critical evaluation of parent choices and their implications for public school reform.

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Unlocking Resilience: The Key to Healthy Aging in Arizona

ContributorsHall, John Stuart (Author) / Zautra, Alex (Author) / Borns, Kristin (Author) / Edwards, Erica (Author) / Stigler, Monica (Author) / Toon, Richard J. (Author) / Welch, Nancy (Author) / Rasmussen, Eric (Author) / Morrison Institute for Public Policy (Publisher) / St. Luke's Health Initiatives (Phoenix, Ariz.) (Client)
Created2010-08
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This report follows The Coming of Age report produced in 2002 by some of the principals involved in this project, and published by St. Luke’s Health Initiatives. That research showed that Arizona had much to do to get ready for the baby boomer age wave. The results of Unlocking Resilience…

This report follows The Coming of Age report produced in 2002 by some of the principals involved in this project, and published by St. Luke’s Health Initiatives. That research showed that Arizona had much to do to get ready for the baby boomer age wave. The results of Unlocking Resilience from new survey data, interviews, and secondary research indicates Arizona still has much to do to prepare for aging and must make concrete policy decisions about aging.