School Counselors

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Data: Does Your State Have Enough School Psychologists and Counselors?
Education Week examined ratios of school psychologists and counselors to students across the country. 
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Tom Ford, a school counselor at West Senior High School in Traverse City, Mich., waits to talk with a teacher about a student’s class schedule. Mr. Ford has been counseling Traverse City students since 2001.
Tom Ford, a school counselor at West Senior High School in Traverse City, Mich., waits to talk with a teacher about a student’s class schedule. Mr. Ford has been counseling Traverse City students since 2001.
Sean Proctor for Education Week
School & District Management Counselors Work to Get More Students on College Path
In some states, new initiatives and graduate programs are providing needed training to expand college counseling in high schools.
Caralee J. Adams, September 9, 2014
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Student Well-Being & Movement Newtown Shootings: $3.1 Million Grant to Aid Recovery for Those Directly Impacted
The U.S. Department of Education previously provided a $1.3 million grant for the 2012-13 school year and a $1.9 million grant for the 2013-14 school year to aid with mental health services for students and broader recovery efforts.
Evie Blad, September 3, 2014
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Student Well-Being & Movement Robin Williams' Death: What We Shouldn't Say When We Discuss Suicide
There's a right and a wrong way to discuss the public health issue, experts say.
Evie Blad, August 12, 2014
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2 min read
School & District Management Opinion Including Teachers in the Student Mental-Health Continuum
Because of their extraordinary access to children and teens, teachers should be trained to pick up signs of mental illness in students, Thomas J. Cottle and Jennifer Greif Green write.
Thomas J. Cottle & Jennifer Greif Green, June 20, 2014
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Kim Rogusky, right, the coordinator of college and career counseling for Commonwealth Connections Academy, the third-largest full-time online school in Pennsylvania, confers with co-worker Mary Cote, an advisory assistant, at the school's counseling offices in Harrisburg. Amid struggles with academic performance and student retention, online schools are striving to more holistically support students they rarely see in person.
Kim Rogusky, right, the coordinator of college and career counseling for Commonwealth Connections Academy, the third-largest full-time online school in Pennsylvania, confers with co-worker Mary Cote, an advisory assistant, at the school's counseling offices in Harrisburg. Amid struggles with academic performance and student retention, online schools are striving to more holistically support students they rarely see in person.
Jessica Kourkounis for Education Week
Classroom Technology Counseling Is a Virtual Experience for Students at Online Schools
Full-time online schools around the country are wrestling with how to better support the academic, social, and emotional needs of students they rarely see in person.
Benjamin Herold, November 12, 2013
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6 min read
College & Workforce Readiness 'Street School' Offers Life Lessons, Support for At-Risk Students
Through its partnership with the 42,000-student Tulsa school district, Street School has become a national model for helping at-risk youths.
Andrea Eger, Tulsa World, September 10, 2013
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3 min read
School Climate & Safety Next Massive Federal Data Drive Could Dig Further Into Discipline
The questions posed to districts and schools, which focused on school climate and discipline in recent data collections, would be expanded and drill deeper on those issues.
Nirvi Shah, June 25, 2013
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3 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
College & Workforce Readiness Reasons to Drop Out—and to Stay
Dropouts give a common array of reasons for leaving high school early, and targeted programs have been created in response.
May 31, 2013
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14 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Social, Emotional, Behavioral Lessons in District Race to Top Plans
The 16 Race to the Top district winners will pair with community partners to work on social, emotional, and behavioral lessons.
Nirvi Shah, May 7, 2013
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College & Workforce Readiness College 'E-Advisers' Show Promise for K-12 Schools
Systems like Tennessee's Degree Compass, which uses K-12 data to match students to courses, could be useful for high schools.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 19, 2013
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6 min read
School Climate & Safety Opinion 21st-Century Solutions to 21st-Century Problems
Richard Wong, Executive Director of American School Counselor Association outlines that real education reform must take into account the changes in society and their effects on our students.
Richard Wong, January 28, 2013
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3 min read
Jeff Steindorf, a physical education and wellness teacher at Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School in Yamhill, Ore., became the de facto counselor at his school when budget cuts left it without one. The school has since hired a counselor, but Steindorf remains involved in one-on-one student work. “I wear many hats,” he says. “I don’t even think about it, I just do what needs to be done.”
Jeff Steindorf, a physical education and wellness teacher at Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School in Yamhill, Ore., became the de facto counselor at his school when budget cuts left it without one. The school has since hired a counselor, but Steindorf remains involved in one-on-one student work. “I wear many hats,” he says. “I don’t even think about it, I just do what needs to be done.”
Leah Nash
Student Well-Being & Movement Counselors, School Support Staff Toil Amid Scant Resources
From social workers to health clinicians, those who work with teachers to meet students' social and emotional needs feel the budget squeeze.
Liana Loewus, January 4, 2013
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10 min read
Student Achievement Chat How School Counselors Contribute to Student Success
In this chat, the heads of two school counseling programs discussed the many ways counselors are integral to both social-emotional and academic learning. They answered questions on how schools can balance teaching students the three R's and "soft skills" such as grit, motivation, and self-regulation, which some experts claim are more critical to student achievement.
December 21, 2012
Student Well-Being & Movement Teachers Struggle With Helping Students Who Are Grieving
As much as teachers may want to help students who are grieving, teachers and school staff say they need better training and more support.
Nirvi Shah, December 20, 2012
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2 min read
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