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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: social-emotional learning, student well-being, and school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
Give Students Free Tampons, Pads, Advocates Say. Here's Why Some Schools Already Do
A growing number of schools are offering free tampons and sanitary pads, hoping to meet the needs of low-income students. Here's why more schools may join them.
Student Well-Being & Movement
School Cafeteria Workers: End Shutdown Before Lunch Money Runs Out
The School Nutrition Association has urged Congress and President Trump to end the government shutdown before a lapse in funding for school meal programs, which would hit states as soon as March.
School Climate & Safety
Video of Boys Mocking Native American Vet, Unchecked by Adults, Sparks Uproar
A group of young people were filmed taunting a Native American man and military veteran who was participating in the Indigenous Peoples March.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opioid Crisis: Online Course Teaches Educators How to Recognize, Respond to Addiction
An online course offered by the American Federation of Teachers aims to help educators, nurses, social workers, and school support personnel understand the nation's opioid epidemic.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Set Social-Emotional Learning Benchmarks to Guide Efforts, Commission Recommends
The Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development recommends schools work with community groups and policy makers to incorporate students' social and emotional development into their work, using standards or benchmarks to guide them.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Absenteeism, Teacher Stress, and School Safety: School Climate Factors to Watch in 2019
Students' ability to engage and succeed in the classroom is influenced by how safe, supported, and connected they feel at school. Here are some trends and policy changes that may affect school climate in 2019.
School & District Management
How Bad Data From One District Skewed National Rankings on Chronic Absenteeism
Flawed attendance data from one Maryland school district skewed an entire national analysis, showing the difficulty of collecting and reporting data. The correction comes as absenteeism data take on new weight under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Equity & Diversity
Here's What the End of Obama-Era Discipline Guidance Means for Schools
The Trump administration has repealed Obama-era guidance on race and school discipline. Here's a breakdown of how it will affect schools.
School Climate & Safety
Sandy Hook School Evacuated After Threat on Sixth Anniversary of Shooting
On the sixth anniversary of a mass school shooting there, Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., was evacuated in response to a phoned-in bomb threat Friday.
School Climate & Safety
A Teen Planned a School Shooting. Thanks to a Tip, Police Intervened Before Students Were Hurt.
A teen's plans to attack a school were thwarted when law enforcement reacted quickly to a tip. It's an example of the importance of prevention in school safety debates.
School Climate & Safety
Sandy Hook Promise Releases Chilling Warning About School Violence
Sandy Hook Promise's video details warning signs that a student may act violently. It comes the week of the sixth anniversary of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Trump Administration Further Relaxes School Lunch Rules
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its final school rule on school meals Thursday, relaxing nutrition standards championed by former first lady Michelle Obama more than most advocates had expected.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Suicides Are on the Rise. Here's How Schools Can Help
Here's advice on reducing suicides and reacting appropriately if a suicide does occur.
School Climate & Safety
Students' Song About KKK Raises Cautions for Teachers
A viral video of Dover, N.H., high school students singing a song about the Ku Klux Klan to the tune of "Jingle Bells" is causing outrage.