Why schools are a natural setting for mental health support

Raising awareness of mental health and offering mental health services directly to students on campus is the focus of school-based mental health care

Children in America are in crisis–struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues at unprecedented levels. As a child and adolescent psychiatrist for the Behavioral Health Center at Children’s Hospital New … Read More

As Seattle schools sue social media companies, what’s the legal impact?

Seattle’s public school district filed a lawsuit against major social media companies, alleging their business practices have harmed the district and its students

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. A notable new lawsuit against social media industry leaders by the Seattle school district has left legal … Read More

3 strategies to support student well-being and SEL

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to SEL, but implementing SEL on a district-wide level can lead to a well-rounded program that supports student well-being

The pandemic’s on students’ social and emotional well-being continues to be felt in schools nationwide. Here at Lincoln County R-III School District in Missouri, we are no different. Many of … Read More

Building pathways to successful STEM careers for ALL learners

Building better pathways to STEM careers starts with teachers, counselors and parents--and a few basic math concepts

The journeys that children take through education are not as straightforward as most people think.   In recent years, close to 70 percent of students went straight from high school to … Read More