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Health and wellness

Happiness gap: 10 signs that some students are less OK than others

Matt Zalaznick -
Students' perspectives on happiness, suicide, bullying and getting help provide some eye-opening revelations about the severity of our mental health crisis.

The flu sends home nearly half of one Virginia high school’s students

Micah Ward -
Nearly 1,000 students were absent from school last week with flu-like symptoms, indicating a troubling flu season ahead.

Why these 11 schools top the latest rankings of America’s healthiest

Matt Zalaznick -
The healthiest schools excel in family engagement, social-emotional learning, staff well-being and other key components of K-12 climate. 

How schools can rise above resistance to social and emotional learning

Matt Zalaznick -
"The negativity out there is around a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding," says Shelley Berman, lead superintendent for SEL at AASA, The Superintendent's Association.

Think like a parent: How can schools keep students safe on their devices?

Micah Ward -
Parents, teachers and administrators overwhelmingly agree that it is the school's responsibility to implement technological barriers to keep students from accessing harmful content online.

Schools can now apply for funding to increase mental health staff

Micah Ward -
"For too long, schools have lacked the resources to hire enough school-based mental health providers," says U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.

We must deploy technology now to help schools close gaps in social care

Danika Mills -
Nurses, counselors and social workers face far more student needs than they can possibly fulfill as other tasks are pulling them away from their primary job duties.

Will schools ever provide universal free meals? Now, help is on the way

Matt Zalaznick -
Serving healthy and free meals to all students is a key pillar of the Biden Administration's wide-ranging effort to wipe out child hunger.

Why this big district is putting lifesaving Narcan in every school

Matt Zalaznick -
After a string of student opioid overdoses, including the death of a 15-year-old girl, Los Angeles USD ramps up safety measures with Narcan.

Want to become a ‘whole child’ school? Here are 2 sets of blueprints

Matt Zalaznick -
"Whole child education" is gaining fresh momentum as some leaders shy away from the politicization swirling around social-emotional learning.

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