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Schools need mental health services. Here’s how to …

WEBEditor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series advocating for schools to offer better mental health services for students—something that’s especially important after pandemic-related …

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Four ways schools can expand mental-health supports …

WEBFaculty support: Attend to the mental health needs of faculty and staff by providing appropriate resources, developing a culture of emotional openness and vulnerability, building structures to support …

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How schools can fund and implement strong mental …

WEBMental health support for staff. Just as students have experienced a drastic change in the school environment, so too have school staff members. One of the greatest determinants of a student’s …

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Addressing students' mental health: Early is good, earlier is better

WEBSound childhood mental health is the foundation of stability that supports academic success in school. Investing in the mental health of K–12 students is much …

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The non-negotiables for addressing students’ mental health needs …

WEBThe non-negotiables for addressing students’ mental health needs coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2021 …

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Four ways schools can prioritize mental health as part …

WEBHere are four ways schools can prioritize mental health as part of a safe reopening plan: 1. Prepare teachers and staff to recognize signs of distress among students. Identifying signs of psychological …

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Taking a racial equity approach to support student mental health

WEBThe $195 billion in aid to public schools in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and prior legislation presents a tremendous opportunity to help students recover …

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How schools can return from the pandemic with strong …

WEBMental health options for schools to consider. A strong mental health program should offer a diverse array of services and be tied into every aspect of the school day. As schools prepare for students to …

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To address mental health, think systemically about …

WEBTo address mental health, think systemically about social, emotional, and academic learning. Editor’s note: This was the third-place submission, out of twenty-five, in Fordham’s 2021 Wonkathon, in which …

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Supporting student wellness through challenging academic learning

WEBThe pandemic accelerated a mental health crisis for children and teens that was already apparent prior to spring 2020. It is a serious issue, and schools have …

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Promoting student well-being is an investment in …

WEBWe must stop assuming that addressing students’ mental health needs will be at the expense of academic instruction. Addressing student well-being is an investment in academic growth. But just adding …

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Why and how leaders should tackle teacher wellness

WEBThe mental health crisis has been a persistent headline over the last few years, as research and anecdotal evidence indicates that pandemic-related disruptions …

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Do high-performing charter schools improve student health …

WEBThe outcomes of interest were self-reported and included patterns of alcohol and cannabis use, physical and mental health, delinquent behaviors, and body mass …

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Teacher mental health days demonstrate districts’ priorities—and …

WEBAmerica’s children are way behind because of the pandemic. And knowing this, parents and guardians have been justifiably expecting schools to rise to the …

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Cultivating an equitable culture of K–12 health advocacy in the …

WEBBelow are three policy and practice approaches schools and districts can take to begin cultivating a culture of holistic health advocacy in schools to better support …

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We need to admit that school is alienating

WEBWe need to admit that school is alienating. Jeff McGuire. 5.26.2021. Editor’s note: This was the second-place submission, out of twenty-five, in Fordham’s 2021 …

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Are smartphones and social media lowering test scores

WEBThere’s also the issue of sleep (see Figure 4). This is cited in the mental health literature, too, as we know that kids sleep less today than before phones and …

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The Health of the Public Charter School Movement: A State-By …

WEBA new report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools assesses the health of the public charter school movement by examining its progression and …

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How school lunch quality affects student achievement

WEBThe Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 was intended to improve student health and reduce childhood obesity by increasing the minimum nutritional standards that schools …

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Children learn best when they feel safe and valued

WEBRead the first, second, and third. Feeling safe and valued is vital to a child’s development. Learning suffers when students fear for their safety, worry about being …

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Think Again: Is education funding in America still unequal

WEBGenerally true. Over the last two decades, the evidence that “money matters” to school performance has become much stronger and shows that school funding is …

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Why and how Ohio should tackle teacher wellness

WEBThe mental health crisis has been a persistent headline over the last few years, as research and anecdotal evidence indicate that pandemic-related disruptions …

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