Health and wellness

Duke report: Masks may be key to reopening K-12s safely in fall

Masking was effective in North Carolina in preventing COVID-19 spread both in classes and on buses.

4 ways after-school can aid K-12’s COVID recovery

ESSER and American Plan funds can support programs that function as an extension of the school day academically and social-emotionally.

Keynote on positive thinking in K-12 kicks off in-person at FETC

Educational success starts with positive thinking, rather than hard work. The latter is required but students and teachers become "positive geniuses" by choosing happiness, says Shawn Achor, who will deliver the Future of Education Technology® Conference's keynote speech on Wednesday.

Why some schools will mandate masks again for fall

Superintendents and their teams await CDC guidance on masking and other COVID safety measures for the coming school year as parents protest mandates. 

Supreme Court gives transgender student a win in bathroom case

Virginia school board cannot challenge lower court's ruling district violated Title IX by requiring Gavin Grimm to use a separate bathroom in the nurse's office.

3 reasons to teach students about race and racism

Amidst the critical race theory uproar, a report finds that students who learn about racism are more likely to hold egalitarian views and be active around racial issues

More than 100 Missouri schools have bought ‘often unproven’ air-cleaning technology

This article was originally published by St. Louis Public Radio, via Kaiser Health News. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Scott Dulle scoured the internet for...

28 states reveal American Rescue education spending plans

ARP-funded initiatives support the safe reopening of schools and aim to reverse underlying inequities faced by students who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID.

5 keys to empowering peer-to-peer student support programs

With the pandemic and issues of racism increasing students' need for support, young people are turning to each other augment services provided by schools.

5 questions about teaching critical race theory as bans spread

CRT opponents who advocate "colorblind education" in treating all students equally regardless of their ethnicity neglect the deeper impacts of race, expert says.

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