Student Success: Page 9

Mental Health and Wellness

The rapid rise of school-based health centers

Districts offering health services report improved student wellbeing, attendance, and academic achievement.

Op-ed

In Houston ISD, a wholesale transformation delivers better education for students

Superintendent Mike Miles: Personalized learning, strong leadership, career-focused classes, effective teaching — districts know what to do. They just need to do it.

Policy and Legislation

Kids like free school meals. States are trying to reel in the costs.

Chalkbeat Chicago

The number of kids eating breakfast and lunch has jumped in the eight states that now have universal free school meals.

Mental Health and Wellness

New Jersey district enhancing social-emotional learning

Lebanon Township using the Choose Love Movement program to improve school culture and student wellbeing

Student Success

More districts and states establishing or expanding pre-K programs

Research has shown the impact of preschool on academic achievement, social-emotional development, and lifelong success of students.

Strategic Planning

New strategic plan for Chicago Public Schools focuses on equity, redefining student success

District leaders hope “Together We Rise” will begin to undo the socio-economic inequalities they say have been created from 30 years of misguided education reform efforts in the city.

Research

IES announces new research center studying postsecondary success of rural K-12 students

The Center will be the first to focus on improving access to postsecondary education and completion of postsecondary degrees and credentials for students from rural K-12 districts.

Op-ed

How collaboration between schools and healthcare providers can improve early life health and educational success

Researchers have well established the link between early health conditions and long-term educational outcomes.

School Climate and Culture

Confronting chronic absenteeism: NYC schools lean on data, tap peer-to-peer support

More educators have found themselves addressing issues that exist beyond the school’s environment, such as students’ access to health care, childcare, and transportation.

Athletics

Changes to Clark County School District facility use policy hit youth sports hard

A provision of the new rules for the Nevada district requires private leagues to front the cost of at least two school district police officers to provide security at every game on a CCSD field or court, for nearly $60 per hour, per officer.

Op-ed

How team-based teaching can support student learning and reduce teacher burnout

The leaders of 3 team-based teaching models talk about an alternative to the traditional one-classroom, one-teacher staffing plan.

School Climate and Culture

Combating chronic absenteeism, more districts are working to create a “culture of belonging”

Strengthening relationships, deepening connections, and listening to students are becoming strategic priorities.

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