Student Well-Being & Movement Blog

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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: social-emotional learning, student well-being, and school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.

School & District Management Police in Schools: Three Findings From a New Education Week Analysis
An analysis of federal data by the Education Week Research Center explores students' exposure to law enforcement in schools and persistent racial disparities in rates of student arrests and referrals to law enforcement.
Evie Blad, January 30, 2017
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School Climate & Safety DeVos Says She Would Support Trump If He Pushes to End Gun-Free School Zones
Pressed in her confirmation hearing, education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos called guns in schools a state and local issue. She said she would support President-elect Donald Trump if he moves to end gun-free school zones.
Evie Blad, January 17, 2017
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School Climate & Safety Justice Dept. Investigation Flags Use of Force Against Students by Chicago Police
Chicago police used force on students for "non-criminal conduct and minor violations" and failed to set a policy for use of stun guns in schools, a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found.
Evie Blad, January 13, 2017
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States Will Trump Administration Seek to Weaken Vaccine Requirements?
Outspoken vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he agreed to "chair a commission on vaccine safety and scientific integrity" at the president-elect's request.
Evie Blad, January 10, 2017
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Equity & Diversity End Block on Transgender-Student Guidance, Justice Dept. Tells Court
The Obama administration tells the 5th Circuit that its guidance on transgender restroom use at public schools is non-binding on states and school districts.
Mark Walsh, January 10, 2017
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Student Well-Being & Movement Watch: Views on the Opioid Crisis From a School and the Author of Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, author of "Hillbilly Elegy, A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis," discusses the effects of a changing economy, the roots of the opioid epidemic, and the role of schools in confronting these issues.
Evie Blad, January 6, 2017
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Education 2016's 'Whole Child' Issues: Growth Mindset, Transgender Rules, School Cops
Rules for Engagement's most-read posts in 2016 covered topics including grit, growth mindsets, transgender students, and school police.
Evie Blad, December 30, 2016
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Equity & Diversity Repeal of 'Bathroom Bill' Fails in North Carolina
A promised repeal of HB2, North Carolina's controversial state law that limits restroom access for transgender students in public schools, failed Wednesday evening.
Evie Blad, December 21, 2016
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The doors to public restrooms are propped open at a office complex on May 9, 2016 in Anaheim, Calif. A California lawmaker says he'll bring up for a vote Monday his proposal requiring single-stall public restrooms to be gender-neutral, hours after North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory sued the federal government to defend that state's law restricting access to restrooms based on the gender listed on a person's birth certificate.
The doors to public restrooms are propped open at a office complex on May 9, 2016 in Anaheim, Calif. A California lawmaker says he'll bring up for a vote Monday his proposal requiring single-stall public restrooms to be gender-neutral, hours after North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory sued the federal government to defend that state's law restricting access to restrooms based on the gender listed on a person's birth certificate.
Chris Carlson/AP
Equity & Diversity Governor-Elect: N.C. to Repeal Limits on Restrooms for Transgender Students
Legislators will hold a special session to repeal a state law that includes restrictions on which public school bathrooms transgender students can use, Gov.-elect Roy Cooper said.
Evie Blad, December 19, 2016
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Student Well-Being & Movement Families of Newtown School Shooting Victims Praise New Mental Health Law
Four years after a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School claimed the lives of 20 children and six adults in Newtown, Conn., families of the victims are praising a new federal law that is designed to improve access to mental health care.
Evie Blad, December 14, 2016
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Student Well-Being & Movement Teen Drug, Alcohol Use Continues to Decline
Teenagers' use of drugs and alcohol showed a steep decline in 2016, new data show, dropping to rates the nation hasn't seen since the 1990s.
Evie Blad, December 13, 2016
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Student Well-Being & Movement Schools With Police But No School Counselors: A Closer Look
An analysis by the White House Council of Economic Advisers takes a closer look at the 1.6 million students who are enrolled in schools that have on-site law enforcement but no school counselors.
Evie Blad, December 9, 2016
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School Climate & Safety School Police Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Nevada Student, Officials Say
The student was transported to a local hospital, where he remained in critical condition Thursday. The officer, who works for the district-run police department, was placed on paid administrative leave pending an external investigation by the Reno Police Department.
Evie Blad, December 8, 2016
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2 min read
School & District Management PISA Provides Peek at How Attendance, School Climate May Affect Achievement
The newest results on the international PISA test show how factors like attendance and school climate correlate with academic achievement.
Evie Blad, December 6, 2016
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