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’
While some schools have banned cellphones, a blanket ban policy can be hard to implement according to an article in Education Week. Resistance comes from both students and parents. And most educators work in schools
Critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration skills, all necessary for postsecondary success, can be improved by having students design their own instruction, according to a Rand Corp. report analyzed in a K-12 Dive article. Most school
One in five educators rate their current students’ ability to make eye contact as “poor,” according to a recent survey by the EdWeek Research Center, as reported in Education Week. Sixty-two percent of teachers, principals,
Kindergarten readiness is not impacted by high number of adverse childhood experiences (ACE), according to a study involving 115 preschoolers attending a comprehensive school readiness summer program in Miami in 2017, 2018 and 2019, reports
“In the words of Brené Brown, ‘Teachers are the guardians of spaces that allow students to breathe and be curious and explore the world and be who they are without suffocation.’ Classroom environments that respect
A body of research that predates the pandemic shows when students feel connected to school, they’re more likely to attend and perform well academically, according to Education Week.. They’re less likely to misbehave and feel
Staff and students at Yates Elementary in Schenectady, N.Y., rarely end a conversation without uttering two words: “Choose Kind,” according to an article in Education Week. The phrase, written on signs throughout the school and
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