Safety & Wellness

Location is becoming a greater factor in whether a student receives quality sex education as teen pregnancy rates fall.

Teachers preferred the pandemic shift to eating in classrooms, which were more peaceful and conducive to community building than chaotic lunchrooms.

The 2026 school year opens with a big contradiction—staff members are motivated but face pressures that threaten to erode their hopefulness.

Students at schools with affirming policies reported higher GPAs and levels of school belonging. Students who face misgendering or harassment suffered poorer mental health and more absences.

Schools should adopt bell-to-bell cell phone bans, according to a new advisory from Health and Human Services.

Psychological safety does not replace competence, strategy or accountability. It enhances them and allows leaders to show up fully.