More districts are adding seat belts to their bus fleets, following the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's 2015 recommendation that "every child on every school bus" needs a seat belt. Some districts are piloting seat belts on a handful of buses, while others are taking steps to outfit their entire fleet. But there's no federal […]

The suicide rate among 10- to 14-year-olds is on the rise. While the statistics are dire, a solution seems to be taking shape. Prevention may be in the hands of the students themselves. Dan Cohen, a University of Missouri doctoral candidate specializing in suicide prevention, cites a 2015 study titled "Saving and Empowering Young Lives […]

With nearby manufacturing plants struggling to find skilled workers, Desert View High School in Tucson, Arizona, launched a precision manufacturing program in 2012. The Academy of Aerospace iSTEM and Digital Technology at the high school gives students hands-on training in software and equipment used in high-precision machining and engineering. Students can earn up to 13 […]

The amount of access to information we have today is at times wonderful, empowering and overwhelming. In these conditions, it’s upon leaders to help teams organize and synthesize information so that they can move together toward the same goals. And it is crucial for teachers to do the same for their students. Why is change […]