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Informal mentoring by teachers, counselors, and coaches helps students succeed.
The Biden Administration has released a plan to combat antisemitism in K-12 schools.
Illinois increases funding for early childhood education and K-12 schools.
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Schools can help students with end-of-year stress.
The Biden Administration is increasing access to school-based mental health services.
As the pandemic wanes, preschools reconnect to families and caregivers.
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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:
Schools can use social media best practices to promote social connections.
Illinois becomes the first state to pass a law requiring public schools to integrate Asian American history into the curriculum
A grant program in Pennsylvania supports curriculum that boosts disability awareness.
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Severe weather disrupts special education services.
Pandemic experiment of universal free school meals gains traction in states.
Child care shortages for children with disabilities.
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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:
History and civics scores on the NAEP — the nation’s report card — fell to 1990s levels.
Four-day school weeks gain popularity.
The Nelsonville, Ohio, school district focuses on students’ mental health.
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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:
A study finds that school discipline occurs at predictable times, a finding that shows how important it is to monitor discipline practices to avoid inequitable treatment of students.
Some states want to give students more time to eat lunch to ensure that they get the nutrition they need.
U.S. Surgeon General calls kids’ declining mental health the “crisis of our time.”
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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:
Replacing older school buses improves attendance.
President Biden signs an executive order to make child care cheaper.
A City Connects school in Dublin, Ireland, uses compelling activities to address absenteeism.
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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:
Using a curriculum rich in arts, history, and science led to reading improvements.
Title IX athletic rules could be finalized by May.
Ohio plans to boost the graduation rates of special education students.
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