Education
Schools doubling down on education to protect boys from gambling problems
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — As Pete Hall kicked off a four-day unit on gambling prevention in April, he asked his high school health class…
Tag: Mental health and trauma
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Infants and toddlers are a growing group among homeless children
[ad_1] BOSTON, Mass. — For months, Karian had tried to make it on her own in New York. After the birth of her second…
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Eviction sets single mom on a quest to keep her kids in their schools
[ad_1] This story was produced by the Associated Press and reprinted with permission. ATLANTA — It was the worst summer in years. Sechita McNair’s…
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Red school boards in a blue state asked for Trump’s help — and got it
[ad_1] MEAD, Wash. — A few weeks after President Donald Trump took office, the conservative school board leaders in this town near the Idaho…
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Many children with ADHD miss a crucial step in treatment
[ad_1] When pediatricians diagnose preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, there are clear steps they are supposed to take. Families should first be referred…
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Kids with obesity do worse in school. One reason may be teacher bias – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] Almost every day at the public elementary school she attended in Montgomery County, Maryland, Stephanie heard comments about her weight. Kids in her…
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OPINION: If we don’t do more to help homeless students, we will perpetuate an ongoing crisis
[ad_1] Young people experiencing family instability and trauma are at increased risk for precarious living situations and interrupted educational experiences. And students who leave…
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What to know about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on education
[ad_1] Education vaulted to the forefront of conversations about the presidential race when Democratic nominee Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her running mate.…
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Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens
[ad_1] SPOKANE, Wash. — Before giving birth to her daughter, Kaleeya Baldwin, 19, had given up on education. She’d dropped out of school as…
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Q&A: Barnard students share experiences of suspension and eviction during Columbia protests – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] The April 18 protests at Columbia University over the war in Gaza and Columbia’s investment in weapons manufacturers and companies doing business in…
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As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] Every night before going to bed, Antonio would tuck in his three younger siblings. After school, he’d tinker with toy cars, or help…
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After enrollment slump, Denver-area schools struggle to absorb a surge of migrant and refugee children – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] AURORA, Colo. — Until early this year, Alberto, 11, had never stepped into a classroom. The closest school was many miles from his…
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COLUMN: Should schools teach climate activism? – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] Yancy Sanes teaches a unit on the climate crisis at Fannie Lou Hamer High School in the Bronx – not climate change, but…
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An unexpected way to fight chronic absenteeism – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with…
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The climate change lessons teachers are missing
[ad_1] “Mom, are there any more Earths?” Angelique Hammack, a teacher in California, creates lesson plans about climate change for the website SubjectToClimate. She…
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The worst of the pandemic is behind us. College students’ mental health needs are not – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends…
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PROOF POINTS: Overscheduling kids’ lives causes depression and anxiety, study finds
[ad_1] Psychologists have long warned that children’s lives are overscheduled, which undermines their ability to develop non-academic skills that they’ll need in adulthood, from…
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Las necesidades de salud mental de las niñas afroamericanas e hispanas a menudo no se satisfacen. Este grupo busca brindar apoyo. – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] TRANSLATED BY CESAR SERGOVIA WAUKEGAN, Illinois — En una soleada pero animada tarde de noviembre dentro de la escuela secundaria Robert Abbott, seis…
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OPINION: Our college students are struggling emotionally. We need to understand how to help them – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] Our students are struggling. As a college president and a clinical psychologist, I know this well. Recent headlines tell a distressing story about…
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The mental health needs of Black and Hispanic girls often go unmet. This group wraps them in support – The Hechinger Report
[ad_1] WAUKEGAN, Ill. — On a sunny but brisk November afternoon inside Robert Abbott Middle School, six eighth grade girls quickly filed into a…