The State Education Standard
Vol. 3, No. 4
Autumn 2002

Feature Articles:
Education Reform and the Goals of Modern School Health Programs

by Lloyd J. Kolbe
How school health programs can help students achieve success.

 

Smokey Lies: When It Comes to Tobacco, Children Don't Have to Be Suckers

by C. Everett Koop
The former Surgeon General describes his new tobacco prevention campaign.

Health, Schools, Smoke, and Lies

by Katherine Fraser
An Interview with C. Everett Koop.

The Untapped Power of Schools to Improve the Health of Teens

by Clea McNeely
The importance of students feeling connected to their school.

 

Creating a Healthy School Nutrition Environment

by Julie Stauss
Eating right helps students reach their full physical and academic potential.

Sex Education Today: Current Practice, What Parents and Students Want, Policy Trends

by Virginia Witt
An overview of the Kaiser Family Foundation's study, Sex Education in America.

 

When Tragedy Strikes Home: A Colorado Board Member's Response to Columbine

by Randy DeHoff
Reflections on the interplay of personal faith and policymaking.

 

Character Education Is Back in Our Public Schools

by Michael Josephson
The founder of character counts! reviews the history of character education and its place in public schools.

 

Creating an Environment for Learning

by Bane McCracken
The importance of physical activity to brain development and learning.

 

So You Want Higher Achievement Scores! It's Time to Rethink Learning Supports

by Howard S. Adelman and Linda Taylor
Rethinking the role of school and community resources to improve student learning.

Departments:
Editor's Note

Executive Summary
A message from NASBE Executive Director Brenda Welburn

Judicial Review
by Kelly Sherrill
The Supreme Court Broadens the Scope of Drug Testing in Public Schools

Washington Notebook
Surveying the federal education scene