Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child: A Collaborative Approach To Learning & Health, 2014

The report was released in 2014 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with ASCD, a global education organization focused on empowering educators to advance and elevate learning to meet the needs of all students. The ASCD's Whole Child Initiative launched in 2007 to change the focus of education from narrowly defined academic achievement to promotion of long-term development and success of children. Through the initiative, ASCD helps educators, families, community members, and policymakers move from a vision about educating the whole child to sustainable, collaborative action. This report presents the need for changing the focus . . .