As K-12 educators adopt yoga and other mindfulness exercises to reduce student stress, some controversy continues to swirl around use of the practices in public education.
Many parents are rightly concerned about the possibility that their children may one day abuse alcohol. A parent can be proactive by getting involved in alcohol abuse prevention efforts at their child's school, says guest columnist C. Kevin Synnott, a professor at Eastern Connecticut State University.
Many educators want more training in violence prevention and emergency response to improve school safety, according to a recent school violence survey by LifeChanger of the Year, an annual K-12 recognition program.
New debates about how and when sex education in schools should be taught, and what topics should be covered, are emerging as states and districts reconsider their sex ed curriculum.
The number of people sick from vaping continues to climb—and federal and state public health officials still don't know what's hurting them—as the FDA has launched a criminal probe to investigate samples.
The Dell Rapids School District is installing vape sensors. The machines send silent messages to school resource officers or administrators when vaping chemicals are detected in middle school and high school bathrooms to help curb the use of vaping products among teens on school property.
Student bullying in schools is increasing, despite district leaders creating anti-bullying programs to address the problem. And when schools fail to address bullying, lawsuits and even parental fines could result.
School systems are getting results from teacher residencies, which offer more immersive and more rigorous training experiences than the typical student-teaching stint.
Laws recently passed in multiple states expanding the definition of excused absences to include mental health days move issues such as teenage depression, anxiety and suicide out of the shadows, and raise awareness.
Most high school students feel safe in school, though white males feel safer than do female and minority students, says a new ACT report that also calls for increased mental health services.
