21. Bush Boosts Alternative Evolution Theory - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Washi washington President Bush invigorated proponents of teaching alternatives to evolution in public schools with remarks that schoolchildren should be http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/08/03/bush_boosts_alt

Today's Globe Opinion Magazine Education ... Washington Bush boosts alternative evolution theory Aides say remarks not an indication of new policy plans August 3, 2005 WASHINGTON President Bush invigorated proponents of teaching alternatives to evolution in public schools with remarks that schoolchildren should be taught about ''intelligent design," a view of creation that challenges established scientific thinking and promotes the idea that an unseen force is behind the development of humanity. Although he said that curriculum decisions should be made by school districts rather than the federal government, Bush said in a group interview at the White House on Monday that he believes that intelligent design should be taught alongside evolution as competing theories. ''Both sides ought to be properly taught . . . so people can understand what the debate is about," he said, according to an official transcript of the session. Bush added, ''Part of education is to expose people to different schools of thought. . . . You're asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, and the answer is yes." These comments drew sharp criticism yesterday from liberals, who said there is no scientific evidence to support the intelligent design theory and no educational basis for teaching it.

22. Alternative Goes Mainstream - Culture - The Washington Times, America's News The washington Times Culture alternative goes mainstream. More than 95 of the nation s 125 accredited medical schools require some kind of http://www.washtimes.com/culture/20050609-114805-1956r.htm

@import url(/css/washingtontimes.css); advertisement Advertise Search Sitemap Contact Us ... Arbor Ballroom June 10, 2005 Culture Page 1 of 2 Email Print Subscribe advertisement Alternative goes mainstream By Joann Loviglio ASSOCIATED PRES June 10, 2005 PHILADELPHIA Once largely dismissed as a leftover fad from the Age of Aquarius,acupuncture, herbal remedies and other forms of alternative medicine are finding their way into curriculums at traditional medical schools most recently the University of Pennsylvania. Doctors at Penn are working with Tai Sophia Institute, an alternative medicine school in Maryland, on a program to teach medical students about herbal therapies, meditation and other approaches that are increasingly popular with the public but largely exist outside the realm of mainstream medicine. It will start in August. More than a third of American adults have tried alternative therapies including yoga, meditation, herbs and the Atkins diet according to a 2002 government survey of 31,000 people, the largest study of its kind in the United States. Georgetown students work with a massage therapy school, for example, and Tufts University students work with an acupuncture school, he said.

23. Healthy Schools Network Survey --- Appendix D: Schools/Sites Healthy schools Network, Inc. October 1999 OES/ 121 6th Ave alternative HS Manhattan; washington Irving High School High School Manhattan http://www.advocatesforchildren.org/pubs/hsnsurvey/appendixd.html

Neglected Buildings, Damaged Health: A 'Snapshot' of New York City Public School Environmental Conditions © Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. and Healthy Schools Network, Inc. October 1999 Table of Contents: Executive Summary Introduction Methodology Survey Analyses: Environmental Health Snapshot of School Conditions The Problems of Ten Schools Conclusion Appendices: Appendix A: Survey Appendix B: Analysis of 65 surveys ... Footnotes Appendix D: List of Schools/Sites CIS82x Intermediate Bronx 9 IS 151 Intermediate Bronx 7 1700 Macombs CIS82JHS Intermediate Bronx 9 PS 84 Lillian Weber Elementary Manhattan 3 PS 9 Sarah Anderson Elementary Manhattan 3 Walton High School High School Bronx Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School High School Manhattan PS 108 Elementary Manhattan 4 Grace Dodge Vocational High School Bronx OES/ 121 6th Ave Alternative HS Manhattan P.S. 217 Elementary Manhattan 2 13. PS 198 Elementary Manhattan 2 Walton High School High School Bronx Lefferts Garden Montessori Private (U prek) HS GCA High School Queens Bronx Leadership Academy High School High School Bronx PS 126- the Riis School Elementary Manhattan 2 PS 87 Elementary Manhattan 3 OES/ 121 6th Ave Alternative HS Manhattan Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School High School Manhattan

24. Alternative Education For Disruptive Youth Alternative Education Public alternative schools and Programs for Students at Risk of Education washington DC, March 1998. Lange, DM and Sletten, SJ (2002). alternative http://www.pde.state.pa.us/alt_disruptive/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=85109

25. SDHC: Alternative Schools Charles washington, Site Administrator. East County alternative School 2814 Airport Road Plant City, FL 33563 (813)7077281 Office Hours 800am to 330pm http://apps.sdhc.k12.fl.us/schools/alternative/alt2_disc.htm

School District of Hillsborough County, FL Division of Curriculum and Instruction Alternative Education DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Entry Criteria ESE Staffing Coordinator for all ESE changes of placement Change of Placement Hearing Exit Criteria Meet requirements of expulsion Maintain a satisfactory behavioral record Maintain a satisfactory attendance record Participate in at least three parent involvement activities Maintain a satisfactory academic record Student Profile for Entry Presently in grades four through ten Under the age of sixteen Extensive in-school interventions have proven unsuccessful Student Displays a pattern of disruptive behavior or commits a major violation that is not a manifestation of any disability. Reasons Students May Not Be Considered Under grade 4 Sixteen years of age Student has not received in-school interventions. Truancy Transition Back to Neighborhood School When a student has met criteria for successful completion, a letter is sent to the neighborhood school administrator to ensure a successful transition back into regular education. Re-entry to the neighborhood school is possible only after successful completion at the alternative school. The average length of stay is one year.

26. References, Public Alternative Schools And Programs For Students At Risk Of Educ Learning From the Margins The Lessons of alternative schools. Northwest Education Magazine washington, DC National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/publications/2002004/7.asp

site index ED.gov Overview Publications ... Download Page 7 of 11 Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Availabality and enrollment in public alternative schools and programs for student at risk of education failure Alternative schools and programs for students at risk fo education failure. Entrance and exit criteria ... References List of Appendices Appendix A. Survey Methodology Appendix B. Table of Standard Errors Appendix C. Survey questionnaire List of Tables and Figures ... Full Report (PDF) References Barr, R.D. and Parrett W.H. (2001). Hope Fulfilled for At-Risk and Violent Youth. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Boss, S. (1998). Learning From the Margins: The Lessons of Alternative Schools. Northwest Education Magazine, 3(4): 6–20. Gray, K., and Sinclair, B. (2000). Report on State Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act: School Year 1998–99. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Grunbaum, J.A., Kann, L., Kinchen, S.A., Ross, J.G., Gowda, V.R., Collins, J.L., and Kolbe, L.J. (1999). Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—National Alternative High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Morbidity and Mortality Report, 48 (SS–7). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

27. New Public Schools State Search Results CEDAR FALLS alternative, 1906510, 00830, 217 washington ST, CEDAR FALLS, IA, 50613 NORTH IOWA alternative HIGH SCHOOL, 1905750, 01263, 116 JACKSON ST S http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/commonfiles/stateresults.asp?state=19

28. Alternative Education & Mental Health Initiative East Cleveland Schoolto-Work alternative Education Program A key focus of this grant is the provision of washington Center — Warren City schools http://alted-mh.org/challengegrant/grntscls/fundedprograms.html

Home The Ohio Mental Health Network Challenge Grant Program ... About Us The Ohio Alternative Education Advisory Council Ohio Alternative Education Challenge Grant Schools Guiding Principles for Alternative Education ... Additional Resources Alternative Education Challenge Grant Program Funded Programs The purpose of the Alternative Education Initiative Grant Award is to support the involvement of the mental health community in working with students and the education community to increase academic achievement, increase attendance and reduce truancy, improve dropout rates, and reduce incidences of disruptive behavior. Program Summaries: A-G H-M N-R S-Z Allen-Auglaize-Hardin County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board Michael Shoenhofer, Director Allen County Alternative Program Funding from ODMH supports mental health and substance abuse counseling for students in the alternative school program and their families. Athens-Hocking-Vinton 317 Board Lee Rubin, Director

29. IAAE Articles Iowa Success Stories of alternative schools and Students washington, DC (Posted 8/30/02). alternative Education A Basic Primer Raymond Morley http://www.iaae.net/Articles.htm

Great ARTICLES!! The articles below are in Adobe Acrobat format. If you need the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader, please go to www.adobe.com " Blue " backgrounds indicate are specific to homelessness Mental Health Services and Resources in Iowa Information regarding mental health services and resources available to students and families! (Posted 12/17/04) Alternative Schools as Part of School Improvement (Posted 10/11/04) IAAE Flowchart of Student Flowchart of Student Progress and Outcomes Click here to read how students progress through Iowa's alternative schools and programs to achieve success! (Posted 9/02/04) State Associations of Alternative Education Posted 7/18/04) Nailing Jello to the Wall: Counting Iowa's Homeless R.D. Wright and S.E. Wright, Drake University Posted 7/18/04) The Iowa Face of Suicide J.J. Brigham

30. Washington County Public Schools : Alternative Educational Programs About washington County Public schools WCPS Administration WCPS Departments Elected Board of alternative Educational Programs. School Home Page http://www.wcboe.k12.md.us/content/sch_schools.cfm?type=other&sid=42

31. Alternative School Could Face Shutdown: Cuts Threaten Half Of Budget At Off-Camp Although many local school districts have alternative schools, of a Seattle alternative school and leader of the washington Association of Education http://news.theolympian.com/specialsections/Legislature2002/20020308/31254.shtml

The Olympian Olympia, Washington BACK Homepage /* You may give each page an identifying name, server, and channel on the next lines. */ var pageName="" var server="" var channel="" var pageType="" var pageValue="" var prop1="Legislature 2002" var prop2="" var prop3="" var prop4="" var prop5="" var prop6="news" var prop7="" var prop8="" var prop9="" var prop10="" var s_code=' ' Legislature 2002 Friday, March 8, 2002 Tony Overman/The Olympian Students at the Thurston County Off-Campus School in Olympia study a newspaper during their current-events lesson Thursday afternoon. From left are senior Amber Walter, 18, freshman Michelle Belorose, 14, senior Matt Davis, 17, and freshman Mallory Mottman, 15. Proposed state budget cuts could force the closure of the school. Alternative school could face shutdown Cuts threaten half of budget at Off-Campus School BRAD SHANNON, THE OLYMPIAN Originally published Friday, March 8, 2002 "These kids will be back on the streets." Rep. Gigi Talcott, R-Tacoma OLYMPIA Fear of budget cuts spread through the Capitol on Thursday, as interest groups began poring over details of a House Democratic proposal that would eliminate almost $700 million in programs. Among the victims were backers of the Thurston County Off-Campus School, an alternative school that sprang up in the 1970s when public schools did little to cater to nontraditional students.

32. OSDFS 2005 National Conference Strategies for Safe and DrugFree schools. August 15-16, 2005, washington, DC Representatives from alternative schools, such as charter schools http://www.osdfsnationalconference.org/

Information For Students Parents Teachers Administrators Information About Financial Aid Policy Programs Tying it All Together Today's schools face a host of interrelated issues and challenges that influence student safety, well-being, and achievement. This conference will provide educational leaders with a valuable opportunity to explore these topics and receive information that can influence policy design and effective decision making. Who Should Attend? OSDFS grantees Education and prevention leaders Representatives of Federal agencies and national associations SEA, LEA representatives and Governor's staff Public and private school administrators Experts in the field of substance abuse and violence prevention School personnel (teachers, counselors, health educators) School safety and security officers, including school resources officers Faith-based organizations Representatives from alternative schools, such as charter schools

33. Alternative Schools | NW Education Students attending the nation s estimated 15000 alternative schools come in all sorts of Pan Terra High School in Vancouver, washington, for instance, http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/summer_98/article2.html

"T he ninth-grade student was a show stopper. Half of her head was shaved, and the other half was freaked out in a bold explosion of hair, bells, and ribbons. She had three gold studs in her nose and was wearing at least a dozen earrings that jingled like wind chimes when she moved. In her own distinctive way she was a beautiful young girl. I asked her why she had left her former high school to travel across town to a small alternative program. She thought for amoment then explained, 'At my other school everyone treated me like a geek; everybody thought I was kind of weird. Over here...it's like, I just disappeared into this really happy family..." Hope at Last for At-Risk Youth S tudents attending the nation's estimated 15,000 alternative schools come in all sorts of colorful packages. More than a few adopt hairstyles, wardrobes, street language, and attitudes that would make them stand out—or be kicked out—of mainstream classrooms. But what's most remarkable about this diverse student body isn't outward appearances. It's that these students, many of whom face obstacles ranging from poverty to teen pregnancy to long-term academic failure to chronic delinquency, are making an appearance in school at all. A growing body of research and years of anecdotal evidence show that students who have been labeled failures, troublemakers, or dropouts in traditional schools can thrive in smaller, more individualized settings. That may sound like plain common sense to any teacher who has worked to pull a struggling student back from the brink. It's especially timely news, however, as communities across the country wrestle with the staggering social and economic costs associated with undereducated youth. After years of operating on the margins of public education, alternative schools are getting a serious look from many different interest groups: proponents of school reform, corrections workers overwhelmed by juvenile caseloads, and employers concerned about finding enough educated young people to fill tomorrow's workplaces.

34. Alternative Schools | NW Education alternative schools Caring for Kids on the Edge It started on a flight from Seattle, washington, to Victoria, BC, as a casual conversation between a http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/summer_98/article12.html

It started on a flight from Seattle, Washington, to Victoria, B.C., as a casual conversation between a counselor educator and a teacher educator, both assistant professors in the School of Education at Gonzaga University. Soon, it had turned into a passionate dialogue about the similarities between teachers and counselors. We decided that we have much to learn from each other—that we can learn when to teach in counseling and when to counsel in teaching. We agreed that we could strengthen our positions by engaging in a united effort on the part of our kids. This also involves finding new ways of looking at children labeled "at-risk." It became apparent that both teachers and counselors need to move away from a damage/pathological model to embrace a challenge model built on assets in the child, family, school, and community. About this time, I felt like I was struck by lightning when I read Bonnie Benard's most eloquent work on resiliency, Fostering Resiliency in Kids: Protective Factors in the Family, School, and Community . Benard's research documents Emmy Werner's landmark study on resiliency and clearly tells us what makes kids succeed. My experience, expertise, and interest in counseling have taught me that one has to be flexible and continually look for ways to reach kids defined as "unreachable." We need to see all children as reachable, then find ways to reach them. However, the western education and mental health systems are based on a verbal-linguistic model, which assumes verbal ability and preference. I have long believed that art, music, and movement can be used to reach kids who are not verbal.

35. Department To Honor Exemplary Alternative Education Programs washington alternative High School, Vigo County schools, Vigo County, Terre Haute. These six programs were chosen from the 251 alternative education http://www.doe.state.in.us/reed/newsr/2003/03-March/programs031803.html

Home News Home Contact Calendar Search Department to Honor Exemplary Alternative Education Programs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 CONTACT: Marc Steczyk 317-232-6615 The Department of Education will honor six alternative education programs at an awards luncheon at the Alternative Education Conference to be held today at the Radisson City Centre in Indianapolis. "The Division of Alternative Education and Learning Opportunities, in keeping with the aims and goals of the Department, seeks to ensure that all students have the opportunity to learn in settings that are safe, caring, and healthy. These six programs are shining examples of this philosophy," said Dr. Suellen Reed, Superintendent of Public Instruction. The programs to be honored are: Ensweiler Academy , Lake Ridge Schools joint program with Griffith Public Schools, School Town of Highland, and School Town of Munster, Lake County, Gary. Stanley Hall Enrichment Center , Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, Vanderburgh County, Evansville. Porter County Career Center Alternative Programs , Valparaiso Community Schools joint program with Duneland School Corporation, Portage Township Schools, East Porter County School Corporation, Union Township School Corporation, MSD Boone Township, and Porter Township School Corporation, Porter County, Valparaiso.

36. Impact: Students With Disabilities Attending Alternative Schools: What Do We Kno Students with and without disabilities enroll in alternative schools in a washington DC US Department of Education, National Center for Education http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/163/over6.html

Previous Article Next Article Students with Disabilities Attending Alternative Schools: What Do We Know? By Camilla A. Lehr Students with disabilities are among those most at risk of dropping out of school. Many observers contend that traditional schools are failing to engage a significant number of such students and meet their multiple needs. Alternative schools and programs have emerged as one educational option for students with and without disabilities who do not succeed in traditional public schools. Alternative schools fall under the auspices of educational alternatives that also include charter schools, magnet programs, distance learning programs, and private schools. Although these options have much in common, each has distinct features, as well. Findings from research conducted by the Alternative Schools Research Project at the University of Minnesota ( ici.umn.edu/alternativeschools/ ) provide current information describing alternative schools across the United States. In brief, alternative schools: Are designed to meet a variety of needs including preventing students from dropping out of school, providing another educational option, serving as a disciplinary consequence, or providing academic/behavioral remediation.

37. Policy Research Brief: Alternative Schools And The Students They Serve: Percepti Subsequently, alternative schools and programs that serve these students are required to work washington, DC National Center for Education Statistics. http://ici.umn.edu/products/prb/141/default.html

Reprint permission form (Fill out this form if you are interested in photocopying, reprinting, and distributing this publication or portions thereof). Download PDF (75.5 KB, 12 pp.) To view a PDF file, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. Acrobat Reader may be downloaded from the Adobe Web site Alternative Schools and the Students They Serve: Perceptions of State Directors of Special Education Recent data collected from a national survey estimates that about 12% of all students in alternative schools are students with disabilities. Yet we know very little about the nature of the instructional programs offered, special education processes and procedures in place, accountability practices, and outcomes for these students. In addition, we do not have complete descriptive information on the kinds of alternative schools and programs currently in operation. This Policy Research Brief reports findings from interviews conducted with 49 state directors of special education (or their designees). It describes their perceptions of (a) basic characteristics of alternative schools, (b) major issues for alternative schools, (c) major issues for state education agencies, (d) major issues for students with disabilities, and (e) educational reforms impacting alternative schools. The brief concludes with a discussion of trends that require further study. This issue was co-authored by Camilla A. Lehr, Ph.D., and Cheryl M. Lange, Ph.D., Alternative Schools Research Project, Institute on Community Integration (UCEDD), University of Minnesota. Eric Lanners, Project Assistant, assisted with development of the brief. For further information, contact Dr. Lehr at (612)624-0722 or

38. Education World ® Administrators Center: Alternative School Calendars: Smart Id alternative School Calendars Smart Idea or Senseless Experiment? The superintendent of Westfieldwashington schools in Westfield, Indiana, http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin126.shtml

EdWorld Internet Topics Sponsored links: Earn 90% Profit! Walden University M.S. in Education Degrees Online Host Department Web Hosting Best Sellers Best Websites ... Kaplan University Master's of Arts in Hoodia Diet Pills Hoodia Gordonii Hoodia Pills Leading Trade and Vocational Career Schools and Courses Get your evaluation ... Grouping/Scheduling School Administrators Article SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ARTICLE Alternative School Calendars: Smart Idea or Senseless Experiment? If American students are to compete effectively in a global economy, do they need to spend substantially more time in school? Would increasing the length of the school year or school day raise students' achievement, or would it be more advantageous to alter how we use the time we currently have? Many school systems are experimenting with alternative instructional schedules in an attempt to find out. Included: Year-round schools, later start times, the four-day week, trimesters, and more! Are American schools serving up a quality education for all students? Although we provide students more years of formal schooling than any other nation, our school year is short, usually only 180 days. The world's average is 200 to 220 days per year, and Japan's is 243. (See "Give Kids More School,"

39. The Academy Of American Poets - Washington in public schools, alternative schools, hospitals, corrections facilities, The Temple School of Poetry is located in a loft apartment/communal space http://www.poets.org/state.php/varState/WA

Home View Cart Log In STATE RESOURCES Poets Poems Poetry-friendly bookstores Literary map ... Local poetry events Washington Add to Notebook Poets Sherman Alexie Ralph Angel Linda Bierds Madeline De Frees ... David Wagoner Poems "Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout" by Gary Snyder (from the anthology Across State Lines: America's 50 States as Represented in Poetry Centrum Sponsor of the Port Townsend Writers' Conference, Centrum is a non-profit organization founded in 1973. The conference, which is 30 years old, presents workshops, readings, and events every summer. Centrum is located at historic Fort Worden State Park in the Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, WA. Inland Northwest Center for Writers The Eastern Washington University MFA program offers a number of special programs. Of particular note are Writers in the Community and the secondary emphasis in literary editing and design. Writers in the Community is a project which places MFA students as creative writing teachers in public schools, alternative schools, hospitals, corrections facilities, factories, halfway houses, nursing homes, and other locations throughout the Spokane area. The Northwest Spoken word Lab SPLAB is an intergenerational spokenword performance, resource and outreach center based in Auburn that offers workshops to improve writing and performance skills, hosts writing circles, and sponsors programs for youth, including a teen slam (SPLAM!). The center also sponsors reading by visiting writers.

40. "Science Fiction" By Chris Mooney After spending half a billion taxpayer dollars, alternative medicine gurus Yet legitimate medical schools like George washington University continue to http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0204.mooney.html

Respond to this Article April 2002 Science Fiction After spending half a billion taxpayer dollars, alternative medicine gurus still can't prove their methods workhow convenient. By Chris Mooney This may sound like a joke, but it's closer to cutting-edge science. A documentary containing this scene was shown to me by Dr. Herbert Benson, the lead scientist in the tumo study and the director of Harvard's Mind/Body Medical Institute. A cardiologist by training who authored the 1975 bestseller The Relaxation Response, Benson is at the forefront of one of the most important medical movements in decades, the push to incorporate nontraditional or "alternative" healing methods into the canon of Western medicine. He is one of hundreds of researchers at dozens of medical schools studying these previously untested techniques, collectively referred to as "complementary and alternative medicine" or "CAM"-everything from meditation, acupuncture, and herbalism to radical procedures like chelation, colonics, and leech therapy. The goal is to determine which treatments hold legitimate medical value and which are mere superstition. CAM's supporters are trying to have it both ways-and succeeding. Today, a guilty silence shrouds an increasingly important question: Can a field like alternative and complementary medicine, which in many cases is inherently hostile to science, survive its arrival into mainstream medicine? Or are American taxpayers the victims of an expensive medical swindle being abetted by the nation's leading medical schools?

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