Truancy is a growing problem in the US, says Dr Ken Seeley, president of the National Center for School Engagement.

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In a separate report in February, published in Child Trends, data show that regardless of economic status, ethnicity or education, the single mothers who were regularly offered emotional support had "children and adolescents who were also more likely to display social competence and school engagement, " compared with single mothers without social support.

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From day one, most believed that integrating key financial knowledge into everyday classes at school empowered young people to connect school with opportunity and resulted in a deeper engagement in school.

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It looks at four areas - transport, local service boards, citizen engagement in school reorganisations and Communities First.

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"It becomes a strong marketing tool if a school has this China engagement, " Mr. Velamuri of CEIBS says.

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Three kinds rose to the top: more involvement from parents, more engagement from school leaders and higher quality materials to use in the classroom.

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The term "service learning" has emerged to describe programs that build community service into the school curriculum, thus combining active engagement in meeting social needs with academic reflection on the experience.

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Our decision at GWSB to fund these mayoral fellowships reflects our belief that we must choose engagement over detachment, embedding the business school and its graduates in the community it serves.

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Gabrielle's school, Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School 109 in Queens, received an overall rank of B in the city's 2012 school progress reports, but a C in the "School Environment" portion, which includes rankings on safety and respect, communication and engagement.

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