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FETC speaker is covering 5 ideas for playful and purposeful learning

Gamification, play and fun are how English teacher and instructional coach John Meehan, an FETC 2022 featured speaker, is reaching new levels of engagement with his students.

Why activists just launched a campaign to remove police from schools

Advocates for Black, brown and other marginalized students say they fear that a return to normal this school year will put kids at risk of more than just catching COVID.

How mindfulness is helping students and teachers create kinder classrooms

Mindfulness training can reduce stress and anxiety as students return to school grappling with the isolation and ongoing anxiety of the COVID pandemic and school closures.

Why children’s mental wellbeing improved during the early months of COVID lockdown

Multiple surveys offer lessons to school leaders about the value of more playtime, helping out at home and trying new things.

How to use ESSER funding to redesign learning spaces

The design of a learning environment can have a big impact on teaching, learning, and student success.

3 leading strategies for protecting students when school reopen this fall

While many schools plan to hire additional counselors and mental health professionals to meet with students, there are also ways technology can extend these efforts.

4 ways to build community with SEL at the start of the school year

Incorporating social-emotional learning school-wide gives educators, students, and their families the tools to strengthen their community and navigate challenges.

Gavin Grimm wins $1.3M settlement in years-long transgender rights battle

Gloucester County School Board will pay $1.3 million in settlement with Gavin Grimm, a transgender man who sued after school officials did not allow him to use the bathroom corresponding to his gender identity.

10 Florida school districts have now mandated masks in defiance of ban

'A leader should never allow pride or politics to cloud their better judgment,' Leon County Schools superintendent tells Gov. Ron DeSantis.

5 insights break down how student suspensions are not falling equally

School administrators are issuing fewer out-of-school suspensions, but Black students and students with disabilities remain more likely to get suspended. 

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