eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

All data seems to point to a single finding: The pandemic will have long-lasting effects on student mental health. When students are struggling with motivation, focus, mood, or feeling overwhelmed, learning takes a back seat. And thinking about all the students who need our help to re-engage and succeed is certainly overwhelming.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

Among these challenges is student mental health. The pandemic has brought about heightened levels of depression, anxiety, and a diminished sense of belonging among students. Surgeon General, the student mental health crisis is unequivocally the defining challenge of our time. According to the U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2024

Key points: Special educators often face hurdles in providing student support Taking stock of student mental health Embracing tech and navigating change with people-centered leadership For more news on teletherapy, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub The demand for special education services is increasing, particularly in the wake of the pandemic.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2025

By providing targeted support before students reach a level of crisis, we can foster resilience, improve academic outcomes, and reduce the long-term negative impact on students and families. Catapult Learnings chief clinical officer. Catapult Learnings chief clinical officer. This press release originally appeared online.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

K-12 teachers, counselors, and other front-line educators all need an effective framework with a set of tools to assess, intervene, and empower our students to see and achieve their own unique potentials, whether in the classroom, guidance counseling sessions, student orientation, or community service opportunities.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

One of three eSN K-12 Hero Awards winners and nominated by Ripple Effects , Ann Hughes was selected for her dedication to struggling students and the innovative ways she helps these students succeed. The challenges that students face at Linda Tutt Learning Center in Sanger, Texas are tough. Ann Hughes is tougher.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2019

[ Editor’s note : eSchool News is thrilled to partner with The Brzycki Group to help our audience navigate the growing body of work and best practices in student wellbeing and social-emotional learning (SEL). K-16 students have expanded needs and more mental and physical challenges and illnesses. An integrated wellbeing framework.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

In that light, the scramble to provide students with hard skills, like robotics and coding, coupled with related soft skills, such as critical thinking and collaboration, seems only natural. nonprofit with a smattering of schools around the city, most catering to students with learning disabilities. million by 2018.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2024

The latest data shows that the number of public school students who miss at least 10 percent of their school days–whether excused or unexcused–has nearly doubled. Students who miss school also miss important social interaction with their peers, access to regular meals and special services such as speech therapy or counseling.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

While in that job, I got to spend time seeing the work Jane got to do with students, families, and the community. She was just so caring and loving towards students, staff, families, and the community. She provided a safe space for students to feel cared for and just did so much for the school community.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Student data privacy is a hot-button issue. In the last five years, according to Amelia Vance, director of education privacy & policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), over 600 bills on the topic have been introduced and 125 new laws have passed in about 40 states. Educate yourself. “I

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

Key points: Light-touch, low-cost interventions focused on attendance can pay dividends Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds How bullying contributes to K-12 student absenteeism For more news on student success, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub One surefire way to support student success?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Refined through extensive beta testing, the new portal is designed to be more personalized and intuitive for the students and educators who use it. As we talked with EmpowerU students, we realized how much they valued the daily support of their EmpowerU coach—and they wanted an integrated way to access their feedback and encouragement.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

Down the hall, culinary students chop and saute in the schools commercial kitchen, and in another room, cosmetology students snip mannequin hair to prepare for the states natural hair stylist license. The workforce diploma would make it more difficult for students on that track to get into those colleges. Is it worth my time?

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2021

School violence incidents such as the Parkland School shooting were increasing, and students’ physical and mental well-being were at critical levels. Simultaneously, the 2019 Texas Legislature expanded SB11 to include student safety and mental health support for public schools.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

. — At the end of each school year at Central High School, seniors grab a paint pen and write their post-graduation plans on a glass wall outside the counseling office. But the goal is to celebrate whatever path students are choosing, whether at a college or not. “We For many, that means announcing what college they’ve enrolled in.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Student agency, which we might loosely define as students’ ability to influence their own learning, undoubtedly plays a critical role in education. Shifting to an approach where each student directs their own learning — rather than the traditional teacher-led approach — does not happen overnight. Student Choice.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2023

Alyssa Parks first made an appointment at the counseling center at Marshall University thanks to her roommate. The program teaches students how to help friends who are in distress until they have the opportunity to seek professional guidance. The Bandana Project started at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Alyssa Parks.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. It’s halfway through the academic year, and schools across the United States are still wrestling with how to keep students enthusiastic about learning through a computer screen.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2022

After several years of using a homegrown social emotional learning ( SEL ) approach, our district decided it was time for a more official curriculum that would support our middle and high school students’ mental health, academic achievement, and overall well-being. Our goal was to develop a “belongingness” within our students and staff.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2017

According to curriculum therapists, multi-disciplinary sessions appeal to students’ creativity, are relevant to their everyday lives, and help them acquire important skills—especially students with autism. Art for Students with Autism. The main goal with these lessons is to have students independent in their art sessions.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

LearnWell partners with K-12 school districts, hospitals and treatment facilities, and families to support students’ mental health wellness through service offerings such as the following: Virtual Counseling services for students with emerging mental health needs and students recently discharged from mental health treatment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2023

As our new normal continues on and we begin 2023, I’m reflecting on what my students and I lost in 2022—and what we’ve gained. As a school counselor, I spend my days serving 835 middle school students in a rural district in Livingston, California. Since March 2020, we’ve seen so much change.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The Learning Counsel is helping education leaders chart a course that includes actionable data and current trends,” said Janell McClure, the director of Digital & Multimedia Learning from Cobb County School District. Attendees at the event included top education executives from around the U.S.,

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Faculty Focus

MAY 22, 2025

In recent years, higher education has witnessed a surge in conversations around student mental health. National surveys consistently report escalating rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness among college students (American College Health Association 2023). Rather, learning how to refer students is vital.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Reading Lab analyzes students’ speech patterns to provide detailed instruction, practice, and reporting on individual phonemes, giving teachers an unprecedented window into where students are on their early reading journeys. “This tool is democratizing college admissions consulting, making it affordable for all.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Cole-Ochoa has observed the students at Truan Junior High re-adapting to in-person schooling fall along a spectrum. When we got into the classroom, the students were shy. They had a wall,” Cole-Ochoa says of the students in the small town of Elsa, Texas. “[Now] You have to take care of the students’ needs first,” she explains.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Curbing chronic absenteeism among students is particularly in the post-pandemic era as educators strive to close persistent learning gaps. Students who are consistently absent miss much more than academics–they also miss key social interactions and supports that are crucial to their social-emotional development.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media posts for signs they might engage in violence on campus or harm themselves so that school staff — and in some cases police — can intervene. A University of Chicago study deemed the effort promising , with evidence that it helped reduce student misconduct incidents and suspensions.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2023

use the platform to find teacher-created resources that help them support students and benefit from the expertise of fellow educators. He soon founded Teachers Pay Teachers so that educators could easily exchange learning resources and wisdom in order to help each other make a greater impact on students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Her older siblings received degrees in Nigeria, where her parents still live, so she’d had to figure out a lot on her own, a burden she now tries to alleviate for the students she works with. million students accessed the Common App, created a profile and began working on at least one application. Photo courtesy of Olasunkanmi.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

The Associated Press and Stanford University’s Big Local News Project found that there were approximately 230,000 students in 21 states whose absences could not be accounted for when looking at changes in enrollment between the 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 school years.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2023

This initiative will enable high school students and faculty to access Counslr’s 24/7/365 text-based mental health support platform, any time, anywhere. Counslr partners with companies, universities/colleges, and high schools so these entities can provide Counslr’s services to their employees/students at no direct cost.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2022

New York City recently announced delays to its academic recovery program for students with special needs. More than ever, directors of special education and counseling are taking stock of their challenges at this point in the year and are seeking advice on how best to use their funding to address them. Identify the highest needs.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Student agency, which we might loosely define as students’ ability to influence their own learning, undoubtedly plays a critical role in education. Shifting to an approach where each student directs their own learning — rather than the traditional teacher-led approach — does not happen overnight. Student Choice.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The acquisition of the Mystery Science curriculum supports Discovery Education’s ongoing effort to keep students and teachers connected to curiosity. Mystery Science features ready-to-teach multimedia science and STEM lessons for K-5 students. Mystery Science is Discovery Education’s latest acquisition.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2023

The ratio of students to school counselors in the United States continues to narrow, with data released this month showing it has reached the lowest point since 1986, the year the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) began tracking student-to-counselor ratios. And it didn’t happen overnight.

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