Mental Health
School & District Management
Student Mental Health and Learning Loss Continue to Worry Principals
Months into the pandemic, elementary principals say they still want training in crucial areas to help students who are struggling.
Student Well-Being
What Student Age Groups Are Most Vulnerable to Pandemic-Related Trauma?
New research finds that young adolescents are the most vulnerable to long-term problems from trauma. Here's how schools can help.
School Climate & Safety
When Toxic Positivity Seeps Into Schools, Here's What Educators Can Do
Papering over legitimate, negative feelings with phrases like "look on the bright side" can be harmful for teachers and students.
School & District Management
Easing Teachers' Anxieties About Returning to School
Strategies for district leaders to provide a safer and less stressful return to in-person learning.
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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed
A collection of articles from the previous week that you may have missed.
Student Well-Being
Is Online Learning Worse Than Being in School? Majority of Teens Say Yes
Even so, only 19 percent of teenagers say that instruction should be fully in-person this fall.
Student Well-Being
A New Layer of Trauma for the Nation's Children: Dangerous Wildfires
Amid the continued threat of COVID-19, fires are now roaring across 10 states, causing experts to worry about how much stress children can handle.
Equity & Diversity
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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed
A collection of stories from the week that you may have missed.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Here's How to Protect Students' Mental Health
Teacher-student relationships matter a lot. Research suggests a number of ways to strengthen them, writes Heather C. Hill.
Student Well-Being
Social Emotional Learning and School Reopenings: A Guide for Schools
Regulating emotions, managing stress, empathizing with others, and maintaining relationshipswill be key to helping students learn this fall, according to CASEL in its new guide for reopening schools.
Student Well-Being
Letter to the Editor
Schools Need More to Face Trauma
To the Editor:
We are writing to offer additional considerations related to the opinion essay "Police Violence and COVID-19 Have Been Traumatizing. Here Are Tools That Can Help Schools" (June 16, 2020). While the essay offers an overview of research on trauma with a focus on how schools can identify and respond to children who have been affected, it is missing attention to necessary systems for effective implementation.
We are writing to offer additional considerations related to the opinion essay "Police Violence and COVID-19 Have Been Traumatizing. Here Are Tools That Can Help Schools" (June 16, 2020). While the essay offers an overview of research on trauma with a focus on how schools can identify and respond to children who have been affected, it is missing attention to necessary systems for effective implementation.
Student Well-Being
'A Punch to the Gut': Dealing with Suicide in a Pandemic
Suicides were rising among young people before coronavirus, and experts fear it could get worse. School leaders share how they dealt with it in their own schools.
Student Well-Being
Teens Are Growing Depressed and Disconnected From School, Student Survey Finds
Feelings of depression, unhappiness, and disconnection are rising among America's youth as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, according to a survey of 3,300 teenagers.