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Health and wellness

How the principal-counselor relationship can improve student success

Micah Ward -
As students prepare to return to school in the fall, it's important for district leaders to come prepared to address the issues that linger as a result of the pandemic.

A snapshot of 7 states where voters support limiting what schools can teach

Matt Zalaznick -
A recent survey of swing state voters shows growing support for prohibiting teaching about LGBTQ issues to younger students and barring critical race theory

3 superintendents to watch: Taking care of each and every student

Matt Zalaznick -
The emotional well-being of students is the north star for educators in Linden Public Schools, an urban district in New Jersey. What other districts call SEL has been retitled  "social-emotional cognitive growth."

How to prepare your school for the end of free meal waivers this fall

Matt Zalaznick -
Students will continue to eat free lunch this summer but, unless there is further Congressional action, districts will soon face the heavy administrative lift of K-12 food service.

How the community school model can help your district forge a better future

Matt Zalaznick -
California is placing a $3 billion bet on the potential power of the community schools model to solve urgent student needs that have been amplified by the pandemic.

ESSER ideas: 2 ways to boost learning with healthier schools

Matt Zalaznick -
Tutoring and other academic interventions are not the only ways to boost student learning with your district's ESSER relief funding.

Schools can serve free meals this summer but that may change (again) in 2022-23

Matt Zalaznick -
Pandemic-era flexibilities will change during the new school year even as eligibility for free- and reduced lunch is expanded and reimbursements increase.

How a Texas superintendent is defending a dress code that bans dresses

Matt Zalaznick -
Ban on hoodies and dresses is meant to prepare K-12 students for the workplace by teaching them to dress professionally, according to a video created by Forney ISD.

How potential Title IX overhaul expands protections for students with disabilities

Cara Nissman -
After more than a year and on the 50th anniversary of the law, the U.S. Department of Education has proposed updates to Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive federal funding.

Many teachers and principals want politicians to stay out of the classroom

Matt Zalaznick -
Here's an alert for administrators: Parents are more concerned about non-educators making decisions about what students learn than they are about their children's reading and math skills.

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