News: Adolescents and Sleep
Students Need "Learner's Permits" for Social Media Access: Decreasing Mental Health, Bullying, and School Shooting Risks
American adolescents are experiencing a mental health crisis of unprecedented proportions, with depression rates more than doubling since 2007, suicide attempts increasing dramatically, and anxiety di...
Read Full ArticleChronic Absenteeism and the “Five Why’s”: Stop Chasing Symptoms and Start Tackling Solutions
This Blog highlights a long-standing crisis in our nation’s schools: chronically-absent students. It documents the incident rates of chronic absenteeism over the past decade, specifies the root causes...
Read Full ArticleFive Essential Skill Sets for Middle and High School Students During Uncertain Times: Future-Proofing Their School Success—Now and After Graduation
This Blog discusses five specific Skill Sets that middle and high school students need to be successful academically and socially during uncertain times—especially since the pandemic. The Skill Sets f...
Read Full ArticleCurbing the Pandemic Slide by Putting the Right Students into the Right Instructional Groups (Part II)
Curbing the Pandemic Slide by Putting the Right Students into the Right Instructional Groups. Which Peas are You Going to Put in Your Pandemic Pod? (Part II)Dear Colleagues,Introduction While clear...
Read Full ArticleStart the School Day Later? How Students Use their After-School Time, Media and Smartphones, and Opportunities to Sleep
Use Your Time to Read this Blog !!!Dear Colleagues,As we all take time this long holiday weekend to think about everything that we are thankful for, I’ve been thinking about the issue of time that kee...
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