September is Suicide Prevention Month — a time to raise awareness about this urgently important crisis. Currently, suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-14, the third leading cause of death among those ages 15-24 and the 12th leading cause of […]
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) recently released a national comparison of state policies to recruit and retain teachers across the teacher pipeline. “Schools continue to face specific and persistent teacher shortages in certain subjects, such as upper-level math and special education, and in […]
The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) recently released a toolkit detailing two federal data privacy laws — the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule — and how they might apply in […]
Multilingual learners are one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. student population, with nearly one in five students in public schools across the country speaking a language other than English at home. Developing disciplinary literacy is vital to equipping students with the skills […]
More Americans support school cellphone bans compared to last year, with 74 percent adults saying they would support banning middle and high school students from using their devices in class — up from 68 percent in fall 2024, according to data released in July by […]
Nearly one-third of U.S. K-12 public schools mandate mental health screening for students, but officials say getting children the support they need is a challenge, according to a study released July 18. Researchers from RAND Corporation, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the Harvard […]
Schools play a key role in supporting student well-being, and a new analysis of governors’ 2022–25 State of the State addresses and legislation introduced across the country show state policymakers are increasingly adapting comprehensive health supports to help local educational agencies provide children with better […]
Results from a recent survey of 200 National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) members from K-12 districts nationwide found that artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming how school districts connect with their communities, and details how these tools are being used and what policies, […]
For many families, August is for frenzied back-to-school shopping and reestablishing morning routines to get children to class on time. However, August is also National Immunization Awareness Month — the perfect opportunity for schools, as well as parents and guardians, to review student vaccination records, […]
A new fact sheet from the Pubic Policy Institute of California (PPIC) found that a record-high 96 percent of Californians had access to internet, including satellite, at home in 2023 — up from 92 percent in 2019. Increases were especially strong among groups that, prior […]
