Teachers and parents at the middle school level will be surveyed and interviewed in one rural district. ... It has been found that parental involvement tends to decrease at the middle school level. ... "Research links family involvement in middle and high school to students' positive academic and social outcomes" (Bouffard and Steffen, p2, 2007). ... "Over 30% of U.S. schools are in rural communities, yet less than 6% of research conducted in schools includes rural schools" (Hardré, Sullivan, & Crowson, 2009). ... It is important for educators, school districts...

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Rates are highest among unmarried women and for women with less than a high school education, with the smoking rate for low income, Medicaid enrollees estimated at approximately 35%. ... School-based programs are reported to be among the most effective means of preventing tobacco use among youth. ... Even if school-based programs are effective only in delaying the onset of smoking among children and teens, they are still worthwhile, according to experts. ... The value of using school-based curricula for adolescent pregnant women smoking has been questioned, in part because of the lack of ev...

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In general they become targets to those in the school environment that oppose their sexual behavior and liking. ... The school environment must deal with these students that are now targets of harassment and violence. ... "Ninety seven percent of students in public high schools report regularly hearing homophobic remarks and 45% of gay boys and 20 % of lesbians surveyed were victims of verbal and physical assaults in secondary schools (Russell & Joyner, 2001)." The school environment is a focal point for adolescent growth and development. ... "In several of the recent tragic school shootin...

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