How to Support Students Afflicted by Trauma
Students across the country are faced with community violence, racial injustice and school shootings every day, leaving educators to respond by adapting lesson plans or offer emergency support, according to an article in Chalkbeat Detroit. Some schools have added social workers, counselors and other mental health resources to confront the toll community trauma can have on…
Talk, Not Fists Philadelphia Students With Discipline Issues Learn How to Defuse Conflict
Luis Rios used to have one way to react when he felt he was being dissed: with his fists, according to an article in Chalkbeat Philadelphia. Luis, 15, was a straight A student at Philadelphia’s Hopkinson Elementary School, where he was good at math and loved to draw. He enrolled at Bodine High School for International…
Is Chronic Absenteeism a Symptom of an Outdated School System?
Since the pandemic, reports and articles in publications across the state and country have bemoaned the rise in chronic absenteeism (missing at least 10% of school days a year), says Roman Stearns, the executive director of Scaling Student Success, a California partnership dedicated to leveraging the power and potential of a community-developed “graduate profile” or “learner…
NYC Launches Free Online Therapy for Teens
New York City teens now have access to free online therapy through a recently launched program, according to a report in Chalkbeat New York. City teens, ages 13-17, can text, call or video chat with licensed therapists through the online platform Talkspace without providing payment, insurance information, or referrals, officials said. The teen telehealth initiative, which…
Chicago Dashboard Tracks How Youth Are Faring in Every Corner of the City
The tool paints perhaps the most comprehensive picture to date of how kids in each community are doing in school, in finding work and financially, according to WBEZ Chicago. By clicking around the dashboard, one can see that in Albany Park on the North Side, about 45% of children age 5 and under live in…
Biden Administration Urges Schools to Carry Naloxone
Overdose deaths among teens have been increasing, prompting the Biden administration to call on schools to purchase and carry the opioid overdose antidote naloxone, according to Education Slice / NPR. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona wrote a joint letter urging every…
Wi-Fi On the Way to School
More school buses across the country could be fitted with Wi-Fi after a recent vote by the Federal Communications Commission. In a 3-2 vote along party lines, commissioners will allow school districts to use money from the E-Rate program, which helps schools and libraries buy affordable broadband, toward Wi-Fi and supported devices on buses, according…
A Crucial Factor in Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
Schools fighting a surge in chronically absent students should focus on strengthening the bonds they have with parents, according to recent research. Schools that had the strongest ties with families before the recent rise in chronic absenteeism are less likely to be experiencing those high absence levels today, according to Education Week. These are some…
Two NYC After-School Programs Teach Students About Healthy Eating
The Hip Hop H.E.A.L.S., or Healthy Eating and Living in Schools, after-school program was developed last year by Columbia University neurologist Olajide Williams and hip hop artist Doug E. Fresh to use music to help teach students about healthy eating, according to Chalkbeat New York. This is one of two after-school healthy eating programs that…
Indiana Developing Online Dashboard to Boost K-12 Attendance
An early warning dashboard will be available to Indiana’s K-12 districts before the 2024-2025 academic year to help identify students who are at risk of not graduating on time due to chronic absenteeism and other issues, according to a news release. Delivery to all districts is planned for the start of the 2024-2025 academic year….
