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Health and wellness

Parents in one state can now tattle on schools that are mandating masks

Matt Zalaznick -
Parents in Missouri are now being encouraged to report school districts that are maintaining mask mandates, quarantines and other COVID-prevention policies to state authorities.

A powerful ally steps up to support students who’ve lost parents to COVID

Matt Zalaznick -
More than 167,000 children under 18—about one out of every 450—have lost a parent or other in-home caregiver to COVID-19 over the last two years.

Why independent play is crucial for giving students room to explore and experiment

Stuart D. Moore -
In today's culture of helicopter and lawnmower parenting, projects like Let Grow help parents re-evaluate what their kids are capable of doing independently.

How to reduce stress and ease teacher burnout? Let them—and students—take ownership

Matt Zalaznick -
Leadership teams are helping teachers identify and share strategies that are showing evidence of success in their districts.

New threats of violence are shutting schools down after tragedy in Oxford

Matt Zalaznick -
More than a dozen school districts closed due to troubling posts that emerged on social media in the wake of Tuesday's shooting at the Michigan high school.

Will longer winter breaks boost mental health after another tough semester?

Matt Zalaznick -
Administrators encourage vaccinations and boosters during extra days off designed to create a COVID buffer and give everyone and chance to recharge.

How Hope Squads are getting schools to talk about rising suicide risk

Matt Zalaznick -
When it comes to student stress and mental health, this school year has been worse than 2020-21, says Kevin Rohlfs, the principal of Bellevue West High School in the Omaha, Nebraska suburbs.

Why LGBTQ youth face a higher risk of suicide and self-harm

Matt Zalaznick -
About as many LGBTQ+ youths considered suicide in the past year as reported not being able to find sufficient mental health care, according to an advocacy organization's survey. 

Are schools now encouraging vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-old students?

Matt Zalaznick -
Principal Jaime Stone respects families' choices on COVID vaccinations but it's clear where her administration stands on inoculations with a wider range of students now eligible.

Why our kids need to play through COVID’s education ‘apocalypse’

Kevin Stinehart -
Fostering a strong person holistically produces students who are well-adjusted, healthy mentally, socially strong, and are able to achieve at high levels academically

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