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Student Success

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

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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?

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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

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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

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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.

Fights and bad behavior: 2 more reasons schools are going remote these days

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In the last few weeks, a middle school in Oregon went remote to implement safety and social-emotional protocols while shootings near campuses sent a New York district to distance learning.

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

In-person PD is back and educators are eagerly hitting the road again

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Districts are now allowing administrators to travel to PD sessions, including conferences, even as COVID rollercoasters through a third school year.

STEM students embarking on career paths get backing from some major players

Matt Zalaznick -
STEM and career, and technical education pathways in Delaware are getting a major boost from a unique public-private partnership involving the chemical giant, DuPont.

A high school goes remote for 2 days after lawsuit claims racism

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Bloomfield Hills High School in Michigan shifted to remote learning through Thanksgiving after a family filed a $150 million lawsuit alleging "dangerous racism," according to published reports.

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