SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — As Pete Hall kicked off a four-day unit on gambling prevention in April, he asked his high school health class what comes to mind when…
Read more Schools doubling down on education to protect boys from gambling problemsThe West Shore school board policy committee meeting came to a halt almost as soon as it began. As a board member started going over the agenda on…
Read more How a legal group’s anti-LGBTQ policies took root in school districts across a stateby Tanishia Lavette Williams, The Hechinger Report November 4, 2025 The year I co-taught world history and English language arts with two colleagues, we were tasked with telling…
Read more OPINION: The new AI tools are fast but can’t replace the judgment, care and cultural knowledge teachers bring to the tableSocial emotional learning — lessons in soft skills like listening to people you disagree with or calming yourself down before a test — has become a flashpoint in…
Read more Some social emotional lessons improve how kids do at school, Yale study findsSocial-emotional learning (SEL) gets a lot of attention these days, and for good reason. SEL activities help support academic success by building resilience, critical thinking, and self-awareness. Some…
Read more 50 Simple Social-Emotional Learning Activities for All AgesWhat if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach…
Read more Helping kids learn how their brains workBy Megan Colburn The start of a new school year is an exciting time, especially for young children starting pre-school or elementary school. Whether you’re a parent preparing…
Read more 6 Fun and Easy Ways to Help Kids Get Ready for the New School YearYancy Sanes teaches a unit on the climate crisis at Fannie Lou Hamer High School in the Bronx – not climate change, but the climatecrisis. He is unequivocal…
Read more COLUMN: Should schools teach climate activism? – The Hechinger ReportConsider this a head’s up: This week’s newsletter is about poop. Specifically, potty training. In January, Utah Rep. Doug Welton introduced a bill that would require kindergarten students…
Read more Are more 5-year-olds coming to kindergarten in diapers? – The Hechinger ReportEditor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about…
Read more An unexpected way to fight chronic absenteeism – The Hechinger ReportPress Release – Jul 12, 2022 OSAGE, Iowa, July 12, 2022 (Newswire.com) – The Art of Education University (AOEU) — an institution that supports art education at every…
Read more Hidden in Plain Sight: The Solution to K-12 Student Learning Loss Recovery is in Your School’s Art RoomInspired by the incredible true story of the 52-hertz whale, author Johnny DePalma’s latest rhyming picture book, ’52 – A Tale of Loneliness’, echoes emotions that may be…
Read more Bay Area Author’s Latest Work, ’52’, Sparks Powerful Message in a Lonely, COVID-19 WorldOnline tips are available to teachers during October’s National Bullying Prevention Month Press Release – updated: Oct 2, 2017 STATE COLLEGE, Penn., October 2, 2017 (Newswire.com) – In…
Read more Amelia Knows How to Keep the Peace and Prevent BullyingPress Release – updated: Sep 6, 2017 HARRISBURG, Pa., September 6, 2017 (Newswire.com) – We have been observing the growth of STEAM, Personalized Learning (PL), Digital Learning (DL)…
Read more Reduced Standardized Testing Makes Room for Social Emotional Learning
