Category: The Weekly Connect

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Nearly a third of students hesitated to seek mental health support, a survey finds.

Democrats in Congress propose a historic investment in child care. 

Struggling to cope in the aftermath of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. 

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 5/30/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Disruptive kindergarteners are likely to be bullied when they get to elementary school. Interventions can help. 

A White House program will offer low-cost internet access to eligible families. 

Students need summer learning programs that don’t feel like school. 

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 5/16/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Over the past year, nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ youth could not access mental health counseling.

Millions of students lack access to the broadband internet services that a 21st century education requires. 

Some cities are hiring more social workers to help students cope with Covid-driven behavioral and mental health challenges.

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 5/9/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Pre-K enrollment drops because of the pandemic.

Children’s cabinets break down government silos to meet children’s needs.

Enrollment falls in schools that operated virtually during the pandemic. 

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 5/2/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Strategies schools can use to support students and staff who are suffering from trauma.

Factors driving restrictive policies on LGBTQ issues. 

Rural districts in Texas are moving to a four-day school week. 

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 4/25/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Infants born during the pandemic vocalize significantly less and engage in less verbal “turn-taking” behaviors found to be critical for language development. 

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signs a bill into a law that provides school children with free, basic vision screenings.

A federally funded liaison helps homeless students in rural Texas. 

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 4/19/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Daytime naps may preschoolers’ boost early literacy skills. 

A bipartisan bill in Congress would keep universal school meals through Sept. 30, 2023.

To address the pandemic-related mental health crisis among students, California teachers are taking a course called Youth Mental Health First Aid.

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 4/11/22”