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Carrie White, a second-grade teacher, makes a heart with her hands for her student, Tyrell King-Harrell, left, during an SEL exercise at Yates Magnet Elementary School in Schenectady, N.Y., on March 28, 2024.
Carrie White, a 2nd grade teacher, makes a heart with her hands for her student, Tyrell King-Harrell, left, during an SEL exercise at Yates Magnet Elementary School in Schenectady, N.Y., on March 28, 2024.
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Student Well-Being What This School Used as the Main Ingredient for a Positive Climate
When systemic and fully integrated, the practice has the power to reduce bad behavior and boost teacher morale, experts say.
Libby Stanford, April 14, 2024
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As part of a SEL lesson, 6th grade students at Swope Middle School in Reno, Nev., practice online safety measures.
As part of a social-emotional-learning lesson, 6th graders practice online safety measures at Swope Middle School in Reno, Nev., on March 19, 2024.
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Social Media Is Hurting Social-Emotional Skills. How 4 School Districts Are Fighting Back
A majority of educators believe social media negatively impacts students’ social-emotional skills, an EdWeek Research Center survey found.
Lauraine Langreo, March 25, 2024
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Education Funding Using AI to Guide School Funding: 4 Takeaways
One state is using AI to help guide school funding decisions. Will others follow?
Mark Lieberman, March 1, 2024
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Assessment As They Revamp Grading, Districts Try to Improve Consistency, Prevent Inflation
Districts have embraced bold changes to make grading systems more consistent, but some say they've inflated grades and sent mixed signals.
Evie Blad, February 29, 2024
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Education Funding A State Uses AI to Determine School Funding. Is This the Future or a Cautionary Tale?
Nevada reworked its funding formula hoping to target extra aid to students most in need. What happened could hold lessons for other states.
Mark Lieberman, February 28, 2024
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Student Well-Being Video How This Public School Serves Students Recovering From Addiction
Here’s how this public high school provides support for students recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.
Kaylee Domzalski & Lauren Santucci, November 9, 2023
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States An Inside Look at 1 State's Journey to Transform Its School System
Progress has been slow and uneven, but virtually all states have made some move to adopt competency-based learning.
Libby Stanford, July 26, 2023
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Equity & Diversity Video A Native Community Revitalized a Language. Here’s How a School District Carries It On
Native students' well-being and grad rates improve when they're exposed to their cultural languages. How one district is making that happen.
Kaylee Domzalski, June 9, 2023
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4 min read
Bella Cruz, 9, feeds a goat named S’mores at Hoggard Math & Science Magnet Elementary School in Las Vegas on April 25, 2023. The school has an urban farm and an animal lab where students care for and learn about more than a dozen different kinds of animals.
Bella Cruz, 9, feeds a goat named S’mores at Hoggard Math & Science Magnet Elementary School in Las Vegas on April 25, 2023. The school has an urban farm and an animal lab where students care for and learn about more than a dozen different kinds of animals.
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School & District Management Goats at School? More Than 150 Animals Live on This Elementary School’s Campus
This popular magnet school has an out-of-the-ordinary offering: an animal lab.
Julie Wootton-Greener, Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 2, 2023
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Recruitment & Retention What Districts Can Do to Prevent Teachers From Quitting Mid-Year
Routine, actionable feedback and small gestures of appreciation go a long way, superintendents say
Caitlynn Peetz, January 18, 2023
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Professional Development How to Get the Adults in Schools to Improve Their Social-Emotional Skills
How do you address adults' social-emotional learning without being patronizing? Two experts weigh in.
Arianna Prothero, December 9, 2022
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3 min read
Third grade teacher, Stephanie Brugler, works with her class during an SEL lesson at the Jefferson PK-8 school in Warren, Ohio, on Nov. 1, 2022.
Third-grade teacher Stephanie Brugler works with her class during an SEL lesson in November at the Jefferson PK-8 school in Warren, Ohio.
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Building an Effective SEL Program: Lessons From 3 Districts
One key recommendation is to show teachers and principals how to develop SEL skills that they can model for students.
Arianna Prothero, November 7, 2022
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In this 2015 photo, third grader Iyana Simmons works on a coding exercise at Michael Anderson School in Avondale.
Girls are largely underrepresented in high school computer science courses even though overall participation is increasing.
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Classroom Technology Computer Science Education Is Gaining Momentum. But Some Say Not Fast Enough
The number of students taking computer science education courses continues to increase modestly, but not fast enough for some.
Alyson Klein, September 21, 2022
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Nakaya Domina pictured at her home in Las Vegas, Nev., on Aug. 12, 2022. After dropping out of school during the pandemic, she returned to a credit recovery program, where her "graduation candidate advocate" has helped her stay engaged. She expects to graduate this summer, and will then enter a postsecondary program in digital marketing.
Nakaya Domina dropped out of her public high school in Las Vegas in 2019 but managed to graduate this year with the help of a "graduation advocate" and a dropout recovery program.
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College & Workforce Readiness What It Took to Get This Teenager Back on Track to Graduate
Nakaya Domina had been disengaging from school for years before she left Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas in 2019.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 29, 2022
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