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Health and wellness

K-12 leaders grapple with mask rules as support for mandates plummets

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Even district leaders and parents who were most supportive of mask mandates earlier in the pandemic are now ready to see the requirements lifted.

Wellness works: Here are 5 ways leaders can help teachers get back on track

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Here's an idea for preventing staff shortages that you should steal: Hold an "unconference" to determine how you can lighten teacher workloads so they can put their students first.

K-12 closings tracker: Schools are sticking to in-person learning as omicron wanes

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Closures will still last days to weeks as district leaders cope with staffing shortages and try to stem COVID transmissions.

High school principals are super-stressed. Here are 3 solutions.

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The number of high school principals considering leaving has skyrocketed as new COVID responsibilities have piled up and controversies have erupted.

How should schools teach about racism that’s happening right now?

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While most people say schools should teach about slavery, only a slim majority believe students should learn about its lingering impacts and contemporary racism.

Calls are now growing nationwide to ease K-12 COVID rules

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With omicron on the decline, even administrators in states where support for COVID protections have been the highest are now asking for more local control over COVID policy.

School leaders set 3 priorities as they face a third pandemic year

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School climate, teacher retention and tackling learning loss top school leaders' priorities for 2022 and 2023, a new survey has found.

Schools are back: How 3 superintendents are meeting challenges head-on

Chris Burt -
Despite occasional shifts to remote learning, robust supports have been key to keeping students on track in 2022.

Bestselling author Shawn Achor kicks off in-person FETC with message of positivity

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Positive brains triple creativity and problem-solving and leader to stronger social bonds that reduce bullying and isolation, he says

You can’t fix kids: 3 keys to becoming a truly trauma-informed school

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Students will push away when they feel like teachers or other staff are trying to change who they are, said Jethro Jones, during his FETC workshop Tuesday on contending with trauma.

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