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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: social-emotional learning, student well-being, and school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 Climate & Safety
Georgia Becomes Latest State to Allow Guns in Schools (With Some Restrictions)
Many states proposed similar bills following the 2012 school shootings in Newtown, Conn.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Blue Chicken Lessons: Putting Student Perception to Work in Your Lunchroom
Principles of sensory perception and behavioral economics make students more or less likely to select and eat healthy foods in the lunch line, researchers have found.
Equity & Diversity
Guide Promotes 'Personal Opportunity Plans' as Route to Educational Equity
A new guide encourages personal plans to leverage community supports to meet the social, emotional, and academic needs of students.
School Climate & Safety
Michigan Students to March 80 Miles to Protest 'School Pushout'
Students say suspensions and expulsions are too frequently issued for minor offenses.
School Climate & Safety
Bullying's Effects Linger for Decades
Childhood bullying was associated with perceived poor quality of life at age 50 in a study of British participants.
Education
On Bullying, School Instructions Tell Students Not to 'Tattle' on Peers
Teachers at a Nebraska elementary school will be delving into anti-bullying lessons today after an errant flier gave students some troubling bullying advice.
School Climate & Safety
Missouri Bill Would End Corporal Punishment in Schools
The state currently allows spankings, requiring each district to set its own policy for how they are used in schools.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Mumps Outbreak May Mean Long Absences for Unvaccinated Ohio Students
To protect public health, unvaccinated students may have to miss school for 25 days or longer if cases of the illness start to cluster in schools.
Education
Does Your District's Crisis-Response Plan Include Social Media?
Jefferson County Public Schools temporarily shut off school access to YouTube and Twitter after a student posted a video suicide note online.
Student Well-Being & Movement
E-Cigarette Marketing Increasingly Targets Young People, Lawmakers Say
Marketing tactics include targeted social media, fruit-flavored products, and sponsorship of youth events, the report says.
Education
The Absolute Best School Climate Blogging (This Week)
This week, we get a new take on the perennial argument about violence in video games, we hear about a few reasons why classrooms may seem a little more quiet than usual, we read about a possibly overzealous anti-bullying crusade, and more.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Wraparound Services Best When Coordinated by Schools, Researchers Say
A report by a UCLA research center criticizes models that rely on nonprofit organizations to partner with schools and community services such as health clinics in order to provide services to at-risk students.
States
New Minnesota Anti-Bullying Law Follows Years of Debate, Controversy
The passage follows years of debate and a marathon discussion on the statehouse floor.
Education
Most Schools Are Meeting Drinking-Water Mandate, Finds Study
Most schools are meeting a USDA mandate that requires increased access to drinking water at schools, though water consumption is still low, according to a new study.