Negative Classroom Environment Adversely Affects Children's Mental Health
Negatives Include Inadequate Resources, Teachers Who Feel Colleagues Don't Respect Them WASHINGTON, DC — Children in classrooms with inadequate material resources and children whose teachers feel they are not respected by colleagues exhibit more mental health problems than students in classrooms without these issues, finds a new study in the March issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
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NBPTS to Launch Webcast Releasing "Student Learning, Student Achievement" Report
Arlington, Va. - The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) later today will formally release a report, Student Learning, Student Achievement: How Do Teachers Measure Up? during an interactive webcast later today from 6:00-7:00 p.m. EST. Advance copies of the full report and executive summary are available by visiting www.nbpts.org/studentlearning.
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