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- Student Well-Being Weight-Loss Drugs Are the Talk of Social Media, and Teens Are ListeningWeight-loss drugs' popularity are feeding into the concerns that teenagers, particularly girls, have long had about body image.Student Well-Being Opinion School Sports Matter. How to Make Them Matter MoreThe skills we hope sports will teach are the very ones that help produce successful graduates and responsible citizens.Student Well-Being Death of Nonbinary Teen Nex Benedict After School Fight Is Ruled a Suicide, Medical Examiner SaysA summary autopsy report was released more than a month after the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict.Student Well-Being Opinion Talking About a Growth Mindset Isn’t Enough. Here’s What Makes a Difference for StudentsTeachers can make structured changes that encourage students to challenge themselves.Student Well-Being How Coaches Can Be a Source of Mental Health Support for Student-AthletesCoaches interact with kids all the time and are well placed to support students' mental health—but they need more training.Student Well-Being Opinion How Bad Journalism Encourages Bad Education ResearchFavorable accounts of lackluster studies corrode the credibility of both researchers and reporters.Student Well-Being CDC Recommends Shorter Isolation Period for COVID-19Under the new guidance, students won't need to stay home from school for 5 days.Student Well-Being Opinion Nobody Wants to Look Stupid: Resources for Teaching About Executive FunctionsExecutive functioning is a learned skill, explains an educational therapist. Here’s how to teach it to your students—and yourself.Student Well-Being Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Teens’ Tobacco and Nicotine Use?Answer these seven questions about students’ nicotine and tobacco habits.Student Well-Being Q&A A Superintendent Explains Why Her District Is Suing Social Media CompaniesStudent mental health and behavioral issues have become a major drain on district resources as social media use has risen.Student Well-Being Opinion When Students Feel Unlucky, Teachers Can Help Change That AttitudeMindsets matter when it comes to thinking about opportunity. Here’s what new research finds.Student Well-Being A Mental Health Screening Saved Students’ Lives in This DistrictA district that deployed a universal mental health screening was able to intervene immediately with five students who had suicide plans.Student Well-Being Parents Worried About Their Kids' Mental Health See the Fix in New Schooling OptionsParents who say they are considering a change to their children's education identify mental health as a driving factor, a new report shows.Student Well-Being Explainer More Students Are Getting Diabetes. Here's What That Means for the ClassroomMore than a half million people under 20 could have the chronic health disorder by 2060, and they'll need support from schools.Student Well-Being Opinion One Thing Teachers Can Do to Signal High ExpectationsThere are constructive ways for teachers to communicate they believe in a student, a research scientist weighs in.