News and Press

The issues influencing school dropout are far-reaching . Access recent and archived news related to the social and health barriers to graduation, school-based health centers as a strategy for educational success, and other articles of importance. Stories on the Center for School, Health and Education may also be found here.

Key Issues in the News

• Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say – Recent research shows that while the difference between white and black students has narrowed significantly, the gap between rich and poor students has gotten wider during the same time period.
• School-Based Health Centers Help 2 Million – Linda Juszczak of the National Assembly of School-Based Health Care discusses the impacts of health centers on students’ health and academic success
• Nutrition, Health and Education Advocates Applaud Historic Improvements to Meals Served in America’s Schools - New standard for school meals, unveiled by First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will result in healthier meals for many students across the nation and are receiving praise from a wide variety of sources.
• In Washington Area, African American Students Suspended and Expelled Two to Five Times as Often as Whites – A Washington Post analysis shows that in DC suburbs and the city itself, black students are suspended and expelled much more often than white students, an example of the growing national problem of disparities in discipline.
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Center for School, Health and Education in the News

New APHA Book Highlights the Importance of School-based Health Care for Kids
Co-edited by Terri Wright, the new book “School-Based Health Care: Advancing Educational Success and Public Health”, captures the most current knowledge and evidence on school-based health care’s impacts, with contributors from a wide array of disciplines.

High Demand for School Meals is a Sobering Sign of Hard Economic Times
A recent increase in the number of students eating subsidized school meals shows an increased dependence on social programs, and the promise for these and other school-based services for supporting youth.

Keeping Kids in School Through School-Based Health Centers: Recommended Reading
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s blog, New Public Health, highlights the Center’s new website for its readers.

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Archived News

• School Dropout Rates Add to Fiscal Burden – NPR presents a four part series on the social and economic impacts of not completing high school.
• National Graduation Rates Likely to Dip as States Switch to More Accurate Calculation Formula – States will standardize the way graduation rates are calculated, and districts may see graduation rates drop by as much as 20 percentage points.
• The State of School-based Health Care – Kaiser Health Network’s  “Insuring Your Health” focuses on school-based health care as a promising option for students, who are increasingly depending on overburdened school nurses and doctors as their source of primary care.

For additional public health news, check out APHA’s Public Health Newswire.