May 06, 2021
As COVID-19 upended education during the past year, Pennsylvania middle school teacher Jennifer Lundberg often began her English lessons gauging the mental wellbeing of her students.
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May 01, 2021
Nobody ever believed the pandemic would go easy on children. The virus might target them less directly than it targets older people, but other challenges—the loss of school, the loss[…]
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April 30, 2021
Asking a young person directly if they’re having thoughts of suicide can be difficult, but it’s important to have a direct conversation when discussing possible thoughts of suicide.
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April 29, 2021
— Senate committee gets schooled on how the country needs to escalate response
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April 15, 2021
The best way schools can help students catch up academically after a year of distance learning is to ensure they feel relaxed, safe and connected to their friends and teachers[…]
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April 13, 2021
The issue of student mental health has been one of my chief subjects in my writing for Inside Higher Ed, so much so that my first exploration of the topic came before[…]
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