How Much Time Should Schools Spend on Social-Emotional Learning?
District leaders and experts say what’s most important is integrating SEL skills.
How schools and the Biden administration are prioritizing student mental health
Schools and the federal government are trying to provide the kinds of mental health support that many families either can't find, or can't afford.
Rural students of color are fighting back against racism in majority white schools
Rural students in schools across the country are experiencing racism — but some, like students at West County High school in Sebastopol, Calif., are fighting back.
COVID Vaccination Rates for Kids Are Stalling. What It Means for Schools
What's a school to do when just 1 in 3 elementary students are on track to be
Gov. Whitmer proposes $280 million tutoring investment for Michigan
The proposal, which requires approval from Republican lawmakers, marks a shift for state leaders who have not previously emphasized tutoring as an academic recovery tool.
How a Ukrainian teacher helped students escape Russia’s invasion, and still graduate
Viktoria Timoshenko's biology classroom is a surreal sight. She didn't recognize it at first, she says. In March, while her small town of Borodyanka, an hour's drive northwest of Kyiv, was under attack, a Russian shell tore through the wall…
What Schools Can Do to Tackle Climate Change (Hint: More Than You Think)
For starters, don't assume change is too difficult.
Teachers, deputized to fight the culture wars, are often reluctant to serve
New laws to limit instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity leave teachers confused, scared and uncertain of their relationships with some of their most vulnerable students
There’s harm in taking away recess for elementary schoolers as a form of punishment
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Maren Christenson Hofer about the harm of taking away recess in elementary school as a form of punishment.
Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5
Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the…
A School Openly Discusses Race in a State That Bans It
At Millwood High School, discussions on race are everywhere, and students say the lessons are essential.
Lessons from college dropouts who came back
on Floyd dropped out of New Jersey’s Seton Hall University after his junior year more than 20 years ago. His father, the family’s primary breadwinner, had just been laid off from work. Floyd said he lost interest in his studies,…
Small Indianapolis schools offer fewer extracurriculars. Is closing them the answer?
Whether a student can play a sport or study advanced math varies widely, Indianapolis Public Schools officials said at the latest in a series of meetings that raise the possibility of closing some schools.
Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in children
Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world. The best available evidence points to a fairly common stomach bug that isn’t known to cause liver problems in otherwise healthy…
After boarding schools report, one Indigenous historian wants victims’ stories told
After the release of the Department of the Interior's report on the abuse at Native American boarding schools, Indigenous people want to see the creation of a Truth and Healing Commission. Janine Pease, a research historian and Board Chairman of…
‘Sensory canoes’ and climbing walls: Inside NYC’s recovery program for students with disabilities
Five-year-old Bradley often struggles to sit still and is prone to wandering. But on a recent Saturday morning, he was calm, sprawled on a bean bag chair in a Brooklyn classroom, the lights turned down, and his socks cast aside.…
