Child Food Insecurity: The Economic Impact on our Nation

In this report we present the results of Children's HealthWatch's recent research on the associations of food insecurity and hunger, as measured by the US Food Security Scale, with child health, growth and development.In addition, we place these research results within the context of other research on food security and hunger over the past ten years. Several important themes emerge from the research we describe. These include:Child Hunger is a Health ProblemChild Hunger is an Educational Problem Child Hunger is a Workforce and Job Readiness Proble

The Missing Link: the key to improved wound assessment

Clinicians discuss using Debrisoft to improve wound assessement, quality of life and cost effectiveness

Book Review: Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945

Review of the book Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945, by Ronald D. Eller. Lexington, KY: The University Press ofKentucky, 2008

Book Review: Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty

Review of the book Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty, by Thomas Keffmeyer. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2008

How Can UDL Be Used To Increase Equity And Access At An Abe Site?

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has been shown to reduce barriers through all levels of education. Similarly, there is research showing the effectiveness of UDL to increase equity and inclusion. Given the diverse population of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and the overrepresentation of students with a learning disability, UDL makes sense as a curriculum shift. The professional development project was designed to give ABE teachers tools for implementing UDL that can be used in various classroom settings, regardless of course level or area of study, so that there can be consistency across all classes at an ABE site rather than only by an individual teacher or individual class. Drawing inspiration from books and websites related to UDL, the professional development training focuses on concepts that are already being used within ABE, engaging teachers to recognize UDL, and solidifying it into one curriculum concept regardless of subject area. The professional development can be replicated utilizing the materials provided along with suggestions on how to personalize it for individual sites

Voice of the Wildcats: Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting

Review of the book Voice of the Wildcats: Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting by Alan Sullivan with Joe Cox

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Case Study: A Tale of Two Schools

This study concerns the effects of public school redistricting on communities in Atlanta. It is based upon interviews with people in two neighborhoods which are part of the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) system directly affected by redistricting. All schools slated to close are located in low-income, minority areas and serve similar populations. Of the ten schools selected for closing, three were saved during the final APS board meeting in April 2012, and will remain open. I spoke with people who reside in a neighborhood where a local school is slated to close, as well as those in an area where a school was saved from closing. I asked informants why they felt their schools were identified for closure and how they responded to the threat of closing. I learned that both communities organized to save their schools but with different results based on available forms of social and cultural capital

Book Review: Duncan Hines: How a Traveling Salesman Became the Most Trusted Name in Food

Review of the book Duncan Hines: How a Traveling Salesman Became the Most Trusted Name in Food by Hatchett, Louis. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8131-4459-7 (pbk.: alk. paper); ISBN 978-0-8131-4484-9 (pdf); ISBN 978-0-8131-4483-2 (epub)

Book Review: Challenges on the Emmaus Road: Episcopal Bishops Confront Slavery, Civil War, and Emancipation

Review of the book Challenges on the Emmaus Road: Episcopal Bishops Confront Slavery, Civil War, and Emancipation. Dorn T. Felder. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-61117-249-2