Growth mindset, resilience, effective teamwork and cognitive flexibility are skills employers such as Apple, Delta Airlines, Microsoft, and Southwest Airlines want schools to instill in the future workforce, according to an Education Week article. Social
Mental health challenges among New York City students have surged following the COVID-19 pandemic, and this has triggered a pivot toward peer support systems, according to Chalkbeat. Connecting with peers is essential to coping with
“Learned helplessness” is the belief that even with effort, a student will not progress, can resist help, quickly surrender academically and display passive behaviors, said speakers at the recent Council for Exceptional Children’s annual convention, according
Boys are falling behind girls in various academic and social-emotional metrics, according to an article in Education Week. Teachers perceive boys as less focused and engaged, with 51% reporting that boys often struggle to sit
More than 8 in 10 public schools say they’re seeing stunted behavioral and socioemotional development in their students, according to May 2024 data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ School Pulse Panel and reported
A record number of K-12 schools are reporting social and emotional learning (SEL) instruction, according to research from CASEL and RAND, as reported in eSchool News. Most school principals (83%) report their schools use an
Teachers often lack the knowledge and training to discuss learning differences such as dyslexia and dyscalculia with their students, according to an Education Slice brief. These conversations should not be limited to special education teachers,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 10-year data summary trend report notes that 40% of high school students experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness; 20% seriously considered attempting suicide; and almost 10%
“Looking at schools across the country, I see continued challenges to the mental health and well-being of many students and school staff, exacerbated by educators’ worries about ‘saying the wrong thing’ or using the ‘wrong’
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