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Student Well-Being Video Left Homeless After a Hurricane, This Family Found Support From Their DistrictWith the number of homeless students rising, a look at how this Florida district is providing support.
Student Well-Being How Principals Can Help Support Students Through a Mental Health CrisisPrincipals know the challenges—and can help with solutions.
Student Well-Being Chaplains Could Work as School Counselors Under Bill Passed in TexasCritics see the measure as a continuation of the erosion of the concept of separating church from state.
Student Well-Being 4 States Consider Mandating Fentanyl Prevention Education in SchoolsOregon is poised to adopt the legislation, but drug education in schools is often weak or underemphasized.
Student Well-Being The U.S. Surgeon General's Warning About Social Media and What It Means for SchoolsSchools have been ringing alarm bells over social media and kids' mental health. Now their cause is getting a major boost.
Student Well-Being Opinion What Teachers Get Wrong About CreativityBecause of the priorities school systems set, teachers often stifle students' creativity without even realizing it.
Student Well-Being Teachers Say Improving Students’ Mental Well-Being Begins at HomeSchools are trying a smorgasbord of approaches to address students' deteriorating mental health. Where do parents fit into this equation?
Student Well-Being 2 District Leaders Transformed School Mental Health Services. They Share How They Did ItAndria Amador, of Boston, and Nate Thompson, of Littleton, Colo., discuss successful responses to the student mental health crisis.
Student Well-Being Schools Can Help Students With End-of-the-Year Stress. Here Are 4 StrategiesThe end of the school year is generally a time to celebrate, but it can also bring anxiety that schools can proactively tackle.
Student Well-Being Opinion How a Sense of Safety Shapes Student Learning and BehaviorOur brains are constantly scanning the environment to see if it's safe, and that has a big impact on student learning.
Student Well-Being A Medicaid Change Could Make It Easier for Schools to Pay for Special Ed. ServicesA rule change from The U.S. Department of Education would eliminate a step that often complicates schools' efforts to bill Medicaid.
Student Well-Being High Schoolers Are Ditching Vapes. How Schools Can Encourage Students to QuitVaping among high school students declined during the pandemic, according to federal data.
Student Well-Being Opinion What Students Should Know About the Power of PracticeIf students ask why they should do homework every day, here’s what you can tell them.
Student Well-Being These Factors Are Linked to High Student Attendance. Does Your School Have Them?Research says everything from asthma to teacher-student relationships move the needle on school attendance.
Student Well-Being What the Research Says CDC: Teens' Mental Health Showing Small Signs of ImprovingBut for girls in particular, rates of mental health emergencies still top pre-pandemic levels
