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Why this small Dutch town is teaching ‘Adolescence’ in school

The Netflix series is seen as a way to kindle debate about gender roles and to confront online bullying. The post Why this small Dutch town is teaching ‘Adolescence’ in school appeared first on District Administration.

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Do Later School Start Times Help California Students? Here’s What New Study Says

California’s mandate requiring later start times for middle and high schools is already yielding results, with students sleeping more, reporting better mental health and scoring higher math and English scores, according...

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Opinion: Survey: 1 in 4 Kids Who Needed Mental Health Help Didn’t Get It

When a middle schooler sits down in math class, she might be thinking about the argument she had on the way to school, the stress at home she can’t escape or whether she’s going to eat today. She is probably not...

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California Lawmakers Reject Caps on Abuse Payouts, Still Give Schools Relief

California lawmakers agreed to a deal that will allow many survivors of childhood sexual assault at public institutions to continue to sue the public bodies they say are responsible for their trauma. The compromise...

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Do later school start times help California students? Here’s what new study says

Later school start times can disrupt family schedules and cost districts money, but a new study says the benefits for sleep, mental health and academic achievement for California students makes the change worthwhile.

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Do later school start times help California students? Here’s what new study says

Later school start times can disrupt family schedules and cost districts money, but a new study says the benefits for sleep, mental health and academic achievement for California students makes the change worthwhile.

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Four Denver schools are safe from closure under a new district policy because they boosted their ratings

Academy 360 earned a green rating for the second year in a row, making it safe from potential closure and allowing it to exit what's known as the state accountability clock.

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County superintendents race to enlist lawmakers’ help in battle with Tony Thurmond

County superintendents of schools argue that State Superintendent Tony Thurmond is threatening to undermine their ability to oversee financially distressed districts and want the Legislature to step in.

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California DOJ officer’s gun found in Clovis school bathroom

Students found a loose gun in the stall of a Clovis high school restroom Friday during a varsity football game that belonged to a California Department of Justice officer, The Fresno Bee reported. The officer’s name has...

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Family of high school football player who died during game sues LAUSD

The family of Christopher Garcia, a high school football player who died during a game two years ago, has sued Los Angeles Unified. The suit alleges that the district did not provide safe facilities, proper equipment or...

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Higher Grades and Belonging: Trans Students Thrive When Supported by Teachers

Supportive teachers can make a world of difference for transgender students, influencing their sense of safety and academic engagement — often in the face of discrimination and bullying — according to new research from...

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Wheatland Union High reopened after second threat in 2 days

Authorities have given the all clear, and the Wheatland Union High School campus has been reopened following the second threat to campus safety in two days early Wednesday morning, The Sacramento Bee reported. A similar...

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Vaping, bathrooms, stress: What 357,000 NYC students revealed in revamped school survey

NYC shortened its annual school survey to get more direct feedback. Here is what 357,000 students revealed about vaping, real-world learning, and inclusion.

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Parent engagement and more resources to get kids to school: What to expect this school year in Detroit

Mayor Mary Sheffield announced Friday a new program to keep kids safe on routes to school. A ride share pilot will also take around 150 students at risk of being chronically absent to school.

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Rift widens between City Hall and teachers union as UFT threatens literacy curriculum pushback

UFT President Michael Mulgrew, center, says the union may pull its support for NYC Reads, citing concerns about assessments, interventions, and teacher workload.

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Head Start’s Antipoverty Mission Threatened by Trump Administration Overhaul

Most of Cassie Reed’s life has been marked by instability. During her childhood, she moved between nine different foster homes, often enduring abuse. Violence followed her into her adult life, as she met and fled...

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Colorado’s youth mental health corps improves student attendance and behavior

“Near-peer” mental health navigators work in Colorado schools, after-school programs and a community health center, in a program designed to improve the professional pipeline, too The post Colorado’s youth mental health...

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They Once Taught About a Hero. Now Faculty Rethink César Chávez Lessons

The same day The New York Times published its investigation of labor rights leader César Chávez’s alleged actions of sexual abuse, Bakersfield College professor Oliver Rosales was scheduled to teach his class, History...

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One Year Later, 988 Still Doesn’t Have a Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth

During Pride month last year, almost 70,000 LGBTQ+ young people sought specialized help from 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline.  That was the last time they were able to do so.  As of today, it’s...

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Opinion: I’m a Teen Athlete. We’re Missing Something Important About Concussions

Every soccer season, athletes like me are taught to watch for headaches, dizziness and blurred vision after a concussion. But no one has ever taught many of us that a concussion can also affect our mental health. ...

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Opinion: Unjust Child Welfare System Targeted Buttegieg’s Family — Like Too Many Others

When Child Protective Services and a police officer showed up at the home of former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, he assumed, as many people do, that this was an abuse of an otherwise well-meaning and...

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NJ lawmakers approve extra mental health support for schools

New Jersey schools would have new tools to help students struggling with mental health issues under legislation passed by state lawmakers Tuesday. Gov. Mikie Sherrill is expected to sign the measure.

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Opinion: For Students in Unstable Housing, Strong Relationships Need Strong Systems

When a student is in crisis, the hardest problems are easier to solve when someone already knows their story, and trust is already there.  The heart of New York City’s Every Child and Family is Known initiative are the...

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Samuels turns to local communities for advice on making NYC schools safe, rigorous, and integrated

Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is starting community-led working groups in five districts. They're expected to issue recommendations by the end of next school year.

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How California schools can help solve student homelessness

The housing crisis has become an education crisis. Here's how schools can help students find a safe place to call home.

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Pressure mounts in Massachusetts to beef up responses to school bullying

parents, advocates and researchers say the state needs to bolster its efforts, especially after the federal government largely dismantled its Office for Civil Rights. The post Pressure mounts in Massachusetts to beef up...

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Opinion: When School and Sports Aren’t Safe: Massachusetts Faces Identity-Based Bullying

For too many students, school and sports are not a refuge; they are sites of identity-based trauma.  Half of all children of color nationwide have experienced racism in school, and nearly 40% of LGBTQ+ youth have...

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Shootings often rise in Philly when school's out. Violence prevention groups have plans to change that

As summer break begins, violence prevention groups across Philadelphia are deploying new outreach programs aimed at keeping students safe during the months when gun violence historically spikes.

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Michigan found a way to reduce school vaccine waivers. Until it backfired

A Michigan policy requiring parents to meet with health officials before opting out of vaccines initially cut waiver rates, but recent data shows the approach has produced unintended consequences.

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Opinion: Why Students Reach College Underprepared for Math — And What to Do About It

In recent years, particularly since the pandemic, countless news articles have bemoaned a crisis in math learning. Whether defined by introductory courses at Harvard University, math placement in the University of...