{"product_id":"2940013697614","title":"School Connectedness: Improving Students' Lives","description":"The report that follows has been supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. While it draws on research and examples from public schools across America, the issues of school connectedness have special salience for children who have one or both parents in the armed services. Today there are well over a million military kids in U.S. public schools, and over the next few years, those numbers will increase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResearch has taught us that second only to family, school is the most important stabilizing force in the lives of young people. For military children, who may move as many as 15 times before they graduate from high school, a school environment where they feel secure and ready to learn is critical. Because they often feel like “the new kid on the block,” having someone to sit with at lunch, a teacher who helps them catch up with class assignments, a coach who finds a way to incorporate them into a team—even after the season begins—is vital to their success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica is a country on the move. Today, many children relocate frequently. Though few will move with the frequency of military children, the extent to which schools create stable, caring, engaging and welcoming environments is the extent to which all our kids will thrive.","brand":"1001 Property Solutions LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152659202288,"sku":"2940013697614","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013697614_p0.jpg?v=1763584105","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013697614","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}