Student Success

DA honors five K-12 districts as Districts of Distinction runners-up for SEL initiatives.

Buying meals, beverages or snacks for an event such as a professional development session is only allowable when it's reasonable and necessary. The restrictions are keeping many school districts from purchasing food with federal funds.

Trauma-informed approaches to school discipline support students with challenging behaviors and help create a positive school climate.

Students with disabilities such as autism or medical conditions such as asthma may be unable to comply with face mask mandates. Here's what actions can be taken in these cases to help keep students and staff safe.

Mississippi lacks an elementary school tech curriculum, so STEM-focused educators at Madison County Schools developed their own computer science program.

Social-emotional learning has taken on heightened importance as educators prepare to support students coping with a COVID-era blend in-person and online learning.