Rules for Engagement
The Rules for Engagement blog explored the nonacademic issues that bear on students’ learning. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: social-emotional learning, student well-being, and school climate.
Equity & Diversity
There's a Free Program to Feed Hungry Kids During the Summer, But Many Miss Out
Of the 20 million children who ate free and reduced-price school lunches during the 2016-17 school year, only one out of seven participated in free summer meal programs, a report finds.
Student Well-Being & Movement
$100 Million Gift to Expand Social-Emotional Learning Program Nationwide
A $100 million gift announced Tuesday will allow the Sanford Harmony social-emotional learning program to make its programs available for free to pre-k through sixth-grade students nationwide.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Watch: Social-Emotional Learning Strategies, Explained in Three Minutes
Social-emotional learning is appealing to schools, but adopting the strategy can present some challenges, this video explains.
School Climate & Safety
In Parkland, New Safety Measures Pitched in Response to School Shooting
A local task force unveiled 90 pages of safety recommendations for Broward County, Fla., schools Monday in response to a Feb. 14 school shooting in the district's Stoneman Douglas High School.
School Climate & Safety
'March for Our Lives' Student Organizers Announce Nationwide Voter Registration Tour
Student who launched a youth movement for stronger gun laws after surviving a mass shooting at their Parkland, Fla., high school announced Monday plans for a nationwide tour aimed at registering young voters.
School Climate & Safety
Company Pulls School Shooter Video Game After Outrage From Victims' Families
A site removed a game that would have allowed players to pose as school shooters after it drew condemnation from parents of students killed in the Parkland shooting, along with politicians, and education groups.
Student Well-Being & Movement
After Shooting, Santa Fe Students Return to School, Searching for Support and Normalcy
Santa Fe High School students went back to school for the first time since the deadly May 18 shooting, returning to peer networks and routines that can be key to the healing process.
School Climate & Safety
Does Limiting Schools' Entrances Make Them Safer?
Gun control advocates panned a Texas official's call to make schools safer by limiting entrances, but architects say such a practice is a common part of comprehensive safety plans.
States
After Santa Fe Shooting, Texas Leaders Push to Arm Teachers
Days after 10 people were shot and killed in a Texas high school, leaders there called for more armed teachers and increased school security measures.
School Climate & Safety
Parkland Survivors and Other Youth Activists: 'You're Going to Listen to Us' on Gun Violence
The student activists from Parkland, Fla., Newtown, Conn., and Chicago urged the media to keep the national spotlight on gun violence and not let their tragedies fade away.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Threat of Child Suicide Is Highest During the School Year, Study Finds
The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, "underscores the need for future work to explore the relationship between school and suicidal thoughts," researchers from Vanderbilt University wrote.
Student Well-Being & Movement
WATCH: A District That Prioritizes Social-Emotional Learning Grapples With How to Measure If It Works
The Washoe County school district in Reno, Nev., has been on the forefront of infusing social-emotional learning throughout its schools as a key strategy for improving student engagement, attendance, and high school graduation rates.
School Climate & Safety
Watch Live: A Conversation on Student Activism With Emma González, David Hogg, and Others
Education Week's Evie Blad will moderate a discussion on guns, school safety, and civic engagement with student activists Thursday. The event will be livestreamed on the Education Week website.
School Climate & Safety
Why a Revelation About the Parkland School Shooter's Disciplinary History Matters
News that Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz was once referred to an alternative school discipline program has added fuel to a debate about what the district could have done differently.