Connecticut chapter of GLSEN has launched the Rainbow Library Community Reads Project to provide LGBTQ+-themed books and other educational resources to school and community libraries
There's no question that healthy children learn better, which is why the Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 went to great lengths to reduce sodium and fat levels in school meals while increasing whole grains and vegetables. But current efforts to roll back nutrition guidelines could negate the progress that has been made.
Educators not trained in mental health care may fear saying the wrong things when discussing suicide and depression with students in distress. So why not practice these delicate communication skills with virtual teenagers?
The Students Against Violence app enables states to address pressing issues for young people, including bullying, teen dating violence and suicide, and provides resources for students dealing with domestic violence, self-harm, and drug abuse.
School administrators can learn effective strategies on how to stop school fights by participating in training seminars from companies such as the Crisis Prevention Institute. Here are a few violence prevention tips.
Parent Teacher Home Visits in Sacramento and other similar organizations are once again popularizing home visits, a practice commonplace in the 1960s. Each school year, the group facilitates at least two visits from school faculty members to a student’s home. During these exchanges, families and school staff discuss their goals and expectations for the student’s […]
Family problems, absences and poor grades can drive students to becoming a dropout. But what actually drives many teenagers to quit school, say experts, is a sense that nobody in the building cares about them.
Since Chicago Public Schools implemented the University of Chicago’s Freshman OnTrack indicator, the percentage of ninth-graders who’ve stayed on track, or earned the appropriate number of credits to graduate, has increased from 57 to 82 percent. Among the other data points: On-track rates improved for all students, but especially for African-American males whose on-track rate […]
