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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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: social-emotional learning, student well-being, and school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 21 Injured in Mass Stabbing at Pennsylvania High School
An armed school guard and a principal helped subdue and arrest the attacker.
Evie Blad, April 9, 2014
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Curriculum Sex Ed Object Lessons: A Discussion From Both Sides
Do object lessons in sex education classes help students reflect on the emotional impact of physically intimate relationships? Or do they promote shame?
Evie Blad, April 8, 2014
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Student Well-Being & Movement Standards for Nutrition Workers Are 'Unfunded Mandate,' Organizations Say
The USDA was instructed to create the rule under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which also mandated new nutrition standards for school meals.
Evie Blad, April 7, 2014
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School Climate & Safety Newtown Studying Shootings' Effect on Enrollment
Other suburban Connecticut districts have seen enrollment declines, but not as sharp as Newtown's.
Evie Blad, April 7, 2014
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Education The Absolute Best School Climate Blogging (This Week)
This week, we learn something unexpected about the targets of bullying, we read about social media in schools, and we find a new way to tell mom and dad that it's really helpful when their kid buys a school lunch.
Evie Blad, April 4, 2014
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States 'How to Put on a Sock' Video Illustrates Concerns About Mississippi Sex Ed
Mississippi's state law requires sex education in schools, but it forbids demonstrating the use of condoms and contraceptives.
Evie Blad, April 4, 2014
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School Climate & Safety Children of Veterans Experience Trauma Secondhand, Advocates Say
Children of combat veterans may experience trauma related to their parents' post-traumatic stress syndrome. This can affect their behavior at school.
Evie Blad, April 3, 2014
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States U.S. Must Improve Outcomes for Minority Youth as Demographics Shift, Report Says
In "Race for Results," the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation created a new index that uses 12 educational, health, and economic factors to rank how children from major racial and ethnic groups fare in every state.
Evie Blad, April 1, 2014
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Education The Absolute Best School Climate Blogging (This Week)
This week, we learn about preschool expulsions, teen pregnancy in the Choctaw Nation, teaching in New Orleans, and what it's like to be Malala's dad.
Evie Blad, March 28, 2014
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School Climate & Safety Analysis Finds Changes in Colorado School Discipline Rates After New State Law
Authors applauded a drop in rates for expulsions, suspensions, and law enforcement referrals, but they also noted continued racial disparities in some areas.
Evie Blad, March 28, 2014
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School Climate & Safety Court Rejects Paddling Lawsuit
The case involves Trey Clayton, a student at Independence High School in the Tate County, Miss., school district.
Evie Blad, March 27, 2014
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School Climate & Safety Youth Gang Involvement Is a Public Health Issue Into Adulthood, Study Concludes
Data show that gang involvement in adolescence affects a broad range of social, health, and behavioral factors into adulthood.
Evie Blad, March 26, 2014
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Equity & Diversity Opponents of California Transgender Student Law Challenge End of Ballot Effort
They are challenging the determination that they failed to collect enough signatures for a referendum.
Evie Blad, March 25, 2014
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Education The Absolute Best School Climate Blogging (This Week)
This week, we read about the parental role in preventing bullying, the value of kindness, and preschool discipline.
Evie Blad, March 21, 2014
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