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Health and wellness

Let them eat: How a task force is trying to bring back universal school meal programs

Micah Ward -
An independent task force offers recommendations for reinstating universal school meal programs to students across the U.S.

Social-emotional learning: Families and teachers say it’s essential for students today

Micah Ward -
Student mental health is in crisis, and parents overwhelmingly believe that social-emotional learning can be a solution.

9 ways school leaders can encourage students to report violent threats

Matt Zalaznick -
Building student and staff confidence that threat reporting will lead to action remains critical to K-12 leaders' efforts to prevent school violence.

First day of school? Nationwide heat waves say ‘not so fast’

Matt Zalaznick -
Another year and there's another reason to cancel classes—soaring school heat worsened by faulty or non-existent air-conditioning.

Here’s one thing that could help your schools become full social service hubs

Matt Zalaznick -
The solution sounds simple: Teachers can spend more time on instruction when they get help connecting students with physicians, mental health care providers, food banks and other social services.

Out of quarantine: New COVID guidelines scrap many K-12 safety measures

Matt Zalaznick -
New COVID guidelines for school drop test-to-stay, quarantines and social distancing while stressing the importance of in-person learning.

Odds are, monkeypox won’t disrupt your schools…but COVID still might

Matt Zalaznick -
Monkeypox is making headlines but health experts say school leaders shouldn't worry about the infection becoming as disruptive as COVID.

DOE: K-12 students will have better access to mental health services

Micah Ward -
In an effort to tackle this mental health crisis, the Biden-Harris administration announced two primary actions to address youth mental health on Friday.

How to solve problems that come with putting more counselors in schools

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy -
The role of school counselors needs to be clearly stated in legislation so they can use their unique skills to help students, teachers, and families.

Students say they need more emotional support and better safety procedures

Micah Ward -
In a national survey of school leaders, public safety officials, mental health experts, teachers, parents and students published by Safe and Sound Schools in collaboration with Raptor Technologies and Lightspeed Systems, respondents revealed their thoughts about student safety in schools.

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