“One Year Later: How the Economic Downturn Continues
to Impact School
Districts,” is the sixth in a series of stud- ies conducted by AASA over the past two years on the impact of the economic down- turn on schools. Te study is based on a survey of 875 school administrators con- ducted in September and October 2009. Te study finds that, while funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have provided some relief, districts across the nation are being forced to make cuts that directly impact student learning and achievement, from cutting personnel to in- creasing class sizes. Te data also suggests a “shell game,” in which state budgets were cut after it was known that ARRA included money for education. Read the full report
atwww.stnonline.com/go/402.
IMPACT TEEN DRIVERS STRIVES TO EDUCATE AMERICA’S YOUTH Since 2008,
Impact Teen Drivers has
educated teens on the dangers of reck- less and distracted driving through cam- paigns online and in schools. Te message the organization is trying to get to young people is: focus on the road ahead, and get to where you are going safely. Since its inception, the program has reached more than a million high school students all across America, and the group continues to lead the effort in educating teens about the dangers of reckless and distracted driving. To learn more about the organi- zation and statistics on teen drivers, visit
www.impactteendriver.org.
SECOND ANNUAL STOP THE VIOLENCE WALK Drivers, Attendants, Parents, Students
and Schools Against Violence, or DAPSSAV, held its second annual “Stop the Violence Walk” this past Sept. in Crestwood, Ill. Te organization continues its message that staying in school is one of the best ways to
reduce neighborhood violence. “We really want to make an impact on
kids and to give them some positives,” ex- plained DAPSSAV founder and Alpha school bus driver Cynthia Johnson. She recalled an incident that made her realize that violence was rapidly moving into the south suburbs. “Once, my bus was caught in the middle of rival gang cross-fire. Tree men jumped from a car and began shooting at another group of men on the other side of my bus. My attendant and I immediately dropped to the floor of the bus taking as many of the kids with us as we could. Te teens were us- ing my bus as a shield,” she said. Te purpose of the September event
was to raise awareness of the increas- ing violence in Chicago’s suburbs and to reach parents, whom DAPSSAV organiz- ers believe are the first line of defense against neighborhood violence. For more about the “Stop the Violence Walk”, or DAPSSAV, visit
www.dapssav.org. n
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