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America's Safe Schools Week
The National School Safety Center (NSSC) has declared the week of October 17-23 America's Safe Schools Week.

School safety is the focus of the NSSC's efforts, and of this week's Education World stories.

In this issue, teachers will find helpful Internet resources for teaching conflict resolution in the classroom and the latest children's books with messages of tolerance; and we'll point school administrators to resources that will help them analyze school safety needs and programs.

Take a capsule look below at this week's stories:

• Conflict Resolution Education: Four Approaches Learn about four approaches used in a range of conflict resolution programs. Find out how each actually transforms schools.

• Ten Web Sites for Exploring Conflict Resolution in the Classroom This week, Education World offers ten sites that provide a wide range of practical materials for supporting and instituting conflict resolution programs in our schools.

• Taking the Bully By the Horns A new self-help book teaches kids how to spot a bully, how to recognize bully "games" -- and how NOT to play.

• Picture Books Help Kids Handle Anger and Bullying Three new picture books support classroom discussions of anger, bullying, violence, and tolerance.

• A Slow Healing: Jefferson County Schools Move On Six months after the shootings at Columbine High, how is the community doing? What changes have been made? Are they moving on?

• Safe Schools: Four Web Sites Help Administrators Address a Complex Issue Education World examines four valuable Web sites that address the complex job of creating safe schools.