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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: social-emotional learning, student well-being, and school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
Best Treatment for Childhood Trauma Remains Elusive
But school-based treatments do appear to more effective than others.
School & District Management
Changing How Teens Think About Social Aggression
A new study suggests helping teenagers understand how people change in different situations can reduce their own hostility.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Grading Introverts on Classroom Participation
Can asking children to speak in class trigger emotional trauma? Some parents say yes.
School & District Management
How One District Improved 'Conditions for Learning'
The Cleveland, Ohio, district now heeds the early signs students may be in trouble, revamped in-school suspension, and installed a social-emotional learning program for all elementary students.
School & District Management
Social Skills Lessons Boost Special Ed. Students' Emotional Development, Review Finds
Social skills training can improve social and emotional development for special-needs children, according to a new review by the What Works Clearinghouse.
School Climate & Safety
Schools Can Help Combat Sexual Exploitation, Trafficking of Children
A U.S. Department of Education event focused on human trafficking and how schools can help combat the exploitation of children.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Calif. Districts Illegally Diverting Millions in School Meal Funds
Investigators for the state Senate find that oversight of districts' use of federal and state meal subsidies is woefully inadequate.
Families & the Community
School Discipline in the Spotlight
A series of Education Week articles in recent months highlights some districts' approaches to shifting away from out-of-school suspension and expulsion.
School & District Management
Bullying of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Young People Drops Over Time
Harassment dropped sharply as students who identified themselves as lesbian, gay, or bisexual progressed from middle school to adulthood.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Proposed Rules Unveiled for School Vending Machines, Snack Foods
The changes are parallel to shifts in USDA rules about school meals that took effect this school year and would exempt occasional fundraising events such as bake sales.
Student Well-Being & Movement
From Air Raids to Fake Gunfire, Safety Drills Evolve
The newest drills raise questions about the effects of more realistic exercises involving gunfire and students boasting fake wounds
Student Well-Being & Movement
New Vaccine Guide Affirms HPV Shots for Girls and Boys
The guide affirms CDC's recommendations that boys and girls be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, the virus associated with cancers of the cervix and regions of the genitals, among other types.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Mental Health Issues Common But Youths Lack Treatment
Some of the barriers to treatment are missed opportunities by schools, parents, and medical providers to address prevention and early identification of mental health disorders.
Student Well-Being & Movement
N.Y. School District Forgoes School Lunch Subsidies; Ditches Meal Rules
The Niskayuna school district said that although the district has worked hard to implement the new standards students responded very poorly to the revamped meals.