Student Well-Being & Movement
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Teaching Social-Emotional Skills in 2026: New Challenges, Creative Solutions
Schools are incorporating opportunities to teach and model social skills throughout and after the school day.
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Social-Emotional Learning 2025: New Priorities Emerge
Schools are using social-emotional learning to address growing concerns about students' behavior and ability to think and act independently.
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Tackling the Mental Health Crisis in Schools
Adolescents’ mental health is getting worse, and schools are on the front lines.
Student Well-Being & Movement Court Orders Social Media Giant Meta to Pay $567M to Address Kids' Mental HealthThe ruling is another setback for Meta, which faces an avalanche of lawsuits from families.
Student Well-Being & Movement Some Schools Stop Free Meals for All as SNAP Enrollment FallsA rising number of schools no longer qualify for a federal program to provide free meals to all students.
Student Well-Being & Movement There Are Already More U.S. Measles Cases This Year Than in All of 20252026 has easily become the United States' worst year for measles since 1991.
Student Well-Being & Movement Q&A How Schools Should Manage the Cyclospora OutbreakA consultant to school systems offers advice on food safety and messaging to families.
Student Well-Being & Movement From Our Research Center Support for Teaching SEL Skills Remains Steady Despite Political PushbackSurvey tracks how educators rate SEL’s effect on students’ academic performance and social skills.
Student Well-Being & Movement ‘It Turns the School Community Around’: Teachers Reflect on Phone-Free CampusesTeachers in states with cellphone bans say implementation means more than policy.
Student Well-Being & Movement Yes, Computer Science Can Teach Social-Emotional Skills. Here's HowThough seemingly disparate, computer science and student mindfulness can mutually reinforce one another.
Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion How We Can End the Chicken-and-Egg Problem at the Heart of Student MisbehaviorAs teachers manage classrooms filled with anxiety and impulsivity, this is how leaders can help.
Student Well-Being & Movement Can AI Help Students Learn Social-Emotional Skills?Teachers are experimenting with ways to leverage the technology.
Student Well-Being & Movement Q&A Is SEL a Band-Aid Patching Over Schools' Systemic Problems?Why schools need to take a hard look at how their decisions heighten student stress.
Student Well-Being & Movement Q&A What Students Lose When Recess Is Squeezed Out of the ScheduleTwo professors discuss why recess is not a priority in the education system and equity issues amongst students.
Student Well-Being & Movement 'Anxious Generation' Author Jonathan Haidt and Others Tackle Tech OveruseAn EdWeek forum explored creative solutions to encourage students to move away from screens and devices.
Student Well-Being & Movement Q&A 'The Most Authentic English Class I've Ever Taught'Emily Torres said the class has been the most meaningful teaching experience of her career.
Student Well-Being & Movement Inside a School Where Creative Writing Helps Teens Cope With TraumaStudents in a class taught by Emily Torres have significant trauma, mental health challenges, or both.
Student Well-Being & Movement Annunciation School Teachers Look Back on a Year That Started With a ShootingSince August, teachers have navigated raw and unpredictable grief—the children’s and their own.
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