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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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School Climate & Safety Opinion Society's Obligations
In the wake of the tragedy at Newtown, ASCA Executive Director Kwok-Sze Wong reminds us that the United States has the highest number of guns per capita in the world - and the highest rate of untreated or undertreated mental illness.
Kwok-Sze Wong, December 19, 2012
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A mourner wipes a tear while visiting a memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting at the school's entrance on Monday in Newtown, Conn.
A mourner wipes a tear while visiting a memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting at the school's entrance on Monday in Newtown, Conn.
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School Climate & Safety In Newtown's Wake, Psychologist Shares Experience From '89 Tragedy
A school psychologist called in to work with students and staff in Stockton, Calif., says mental health professionals now have a clearer idea of how to respond.
Sean Cavanagh, December 18, 2012
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Student Well-Being & Movement Tackling Grief After Newtown, Now and Later
With the outpouring of grief over the Newtown, Conn. school massacre, a similar outpouring of support offers lifelines for those affected emotionally by the tragedy, both near and far from Sandy Hook.
Ross Brenneman, December 18, 2012
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School Climate & Safety Opinion In the Wake of Newtown, Helping Children Cope
Whether in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, or following other personal losses, it's critical to help children work through grief, Bonnie Rubenstein writes.
Bonnie Rubenstein, December 17, 2012
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School Climate & Safety Opinion Inside the Mind of a Bully
ASCA Executive Director Kwok-Sze Wong reminds us that bullies themselves are a vital key in bullying prevention efforts, offering several strategies to help change the behavior of students who bully.
Kwok-Sze Wong, October 16, 2012
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Student Well-Being & Movement Federal Government Awards $21M for Counseling Programs
The U.S. Department of Education announced last week over $21 million in grant money for expanding school mental-health services.
Ross Brenneman, October 5, 2012
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Personalized Learning Opinion A Parent's Back-to-School Wish List
ASCA Executive Director Kwok-Sze Wong shares what, from a parent and school counseling perspective, he wishes could have been different to improve parent engagement in his children's schools.
Kwok-Sze Wong, August 16, 2012
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School Climate & Safety Opinion Controlling the Message
As we begin another school year, ASCA Executive Director Kwok-Sze Wong urges educators to work together to dispel the negative images of all educators once and for all.
Kwok-Sze Wong, August 14, 2012
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School Climate & Safety School Counselor Facebook Guide Released
The American School Counselor Association has combined with iKeepSafe to publish a guide to help school counselors make sense of Facebook and its on-campus impact.
Ian Quillen, June 13, 2012
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Teaching Profession Opinion A Different Place
Nicole Pfleger is in a much different place than she ever thought she'd be: The 21st-century world of school counseling.
Kwok-Sze Wong, February 9, 2012
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Gail Bottone, the head of the guidance department at Sickles High School in Tampa, Fla., handles all college and career counseling for the school's nearly 2,000 students. During the first lunch hour, a line stretching out her office door consists of students, teachers, and parents.
Gail Bottone, the head of the guidance department at Sickles High School in Tampa, Fla., handles all college and career counseling for the school's nearly 2,000 students. During the first lunch hour, a line stretching out her office door consists of students, teachers, and parents.
Melissa Lyttle for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Counselors See Conflicts in Carrying Out Mission
A survey of 5,300 counselors shows a committed but frustrated corps that sees a divide between what schools do and should do.
Catherine Gewertz, November 15, 2011
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Annapolis (Md.) High School seniors Sara Dean, at back, and Yosy Velasquez, right, help staff the distribution of donated prom dresses at their school. Dean and Velasquez are both going to Anne Arundel Community College in the fall. Their school district has close ties with the college, which employs "transition advisers" to work at the high school and explain the college's career pathways and requirements to students.
Annapolis (Md.) High School seniors Sara Dean, at back, and Yosy Velasquez, right, help staff the distribution of donated prom dresses at their school. Dean and Velasquez are both going to Anne Arundel Community College in the fall. Their school district has close ties with the college, which employs "transition advisers" to work at the high school and explain the college's career pathways and requirements to students.
Matt Roth for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Schools Strengthen Counseling on Postsecondary Options
Pointing students to postsecondary options other than a four-year college is a challenge for already-overworked counselors.
Mary Ann Zehr, May 31, 2011
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Reform College Counseling for a Stronger K-16 Bridge
High schools, particularly those serving poor students, face a critical shortage of college counselors, writes Omari Scott Simmons.
Omari Scott Simmons, May 31, 2011
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4 min read
School Climate & Safety Opinion How to Help Transfer Students Adjust
After the shootings in Nebraska earlier this month by a high-school transfer student, Thelma B. Baxter and Bruce S. Cooper suggest steps that schools can take to avoid a similar tragedy.
Thelma B. Baxter & Bruce S. Cooper, January 25, 2011
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