[ad_1] Youth mental health is in trouble, and schools have seen firsthand the rise in need for mental health services among students. Districts are increasingly turning to teletherapy to help students who won’t necessarily get seen by limited school mental health professionals, who are usually called to intervene with students experiencing a crisis. Some edtech ...

[ad_1] Paraprofessionals — often called paras — play an integral role in classrooms. We support students by helping them meet their goals. We help teachers with lessons and share feedback on what supports work best for the students we serve. We help families understand the services and scaffolds their child is receiving. Ultimately, we help ...

[ad_1] Photography by Getty Images“I’ve developed a desire to carry on and move forward.” By Souzan Michael Galway Date August 8, 2023 “I’ve been working since I was eight years old. I’ve just pushed through life,” says Sarah Jessica Parker over the phone. “I’ve had wonderful experiences and I’ve had hard experiences. And I didn’t ...

[ad_1] Camika Royal knows the Philadelphia school system, and not just because she was a student there in her childhood. For her doctoral research at Temple University, Royal dug into the turbulent history of school reform in the city from the 1960s up to now, including reading through the minutes of every school board meeting ...

[ad_1] Under federal law, homeless students are owed a K-12 education. But it’s always been difficult to deliver on that promise. There are a lot of reasons why these students struggle. Poverty in the local community trickles down to affect families, says Lisa Mentesana, executive director of the Beaverton Resource Center, an Oregon-based nonprofit that ...

[ad_1] School is out, and the summer vacation is extremely long. During this time, parents look for ways to keep their children occupied so they don’t get into trouble. The encouraging news is that many of today’s children are quite familiar with and interested in technology. Also, since technology is the new trend and the ...

[ad_1] In addition to the wide array of challenges that child care providers in America already face — low wages, few if any workplace benefits, lack of respect and professionalization — those who care for and educate young children in their own homes face an additional burden: housing. As EdSurge has been chronicling in recent ...

[ad_1] Students in American K-12 schools are increasingly diverse. But that diversity is often missing in the teachers at the front of classrooms. That’s especially true when it comes to the number of teachers who are Black men: the group makes up only 1.3 percent of American school teachers, according to a widely cited federal ...