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Camp Fire outdoor program interview: 4 children, playing on rope obstacle course. One child swinging on rope.

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Q&A: Nature and well-being: When the natural world is your teaching partner

Why is time spent outdoors so effective in supporting young people's well-being?

Teachers, schools & ICE raids: Female adult stands with pointer at pull down map in front of elementary-age students of mixed ethnicity in classroom wit large windows

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Immigration crackdowns mean an expanded role for schools and for educators like me

Educators have long been asked to perform miracles. So what’s new?

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My ACE score reflects my history of trauma. It also connects me to my students.

Higher ACE scores often lead to more negative impacts on a child's adult life.

Q&Q Kinship caregivers: Older man and woman both with gray hair sit on couch with young elementary school-age Black girl

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Q&A: Equipping kinship caregivers for success

What strategies, support and trainings can help kinship caregivers become more effective?

What rural students need: Yellow school bus driving alone on road between country pastures with farm buildings in far background

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Q&A: From Kentucky to Alaska — Four perspectives on what rural kids need now

Educators offer their advice. What can you do to bring their advice to life?

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Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires

Research shows that prolonged school closures can significantly affect children’s learning and mental health.

Education Curriculum fidelity k-12: Woman with long, dark hair in tan sweater and slacks stands at front of colorful classroom next to slide screen with a pointer explaining a colorful science slide to elementary students sitting at desks

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5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19

We’ve identified five ways we believe the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed education.

Generational empathy: 2 senior adults, 2 adults in their thirties, and two children being held by adults, stand in a line smiling into camera.

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A 25-year study reveals how empathy is passed from parents to teens to their future children

Adolescents who show empathy toward their friends are more likely to become supportive parents.

learning ecosystems: Young boy sits with head in hands at white desk

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6 observations from a devastating international math test

Is it time to panic? Here are six takeaways, from interviews with testing experts.

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Why being forced to precisely follow a curriculum harms teachers and students

Teachers have long decried "curriculum fidelity." Why? Every classroom and every student is different.

Police in schools: Adult male in tan shirt and brown pants, close-up of chest with body cam and holster with gun, with male hand on gun butt, and a school campus entrnce in the background.

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5 reasons why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence

Research shows school police officers may subconsciously make students feel less safe.

Disabled parenting: Man in wheelchair with short hair in light shirt and blue jeans holds young dark-haired girl in blue shirt, red skirt and black tights sitting on the arm of hi wheelchair

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Parents with disabilities have faced discrimination for years. New rules help insure child welfare systems treat them more fairly

Yet child welfare workers don't receive formal training on working with parents with disabilities.

Teach literature classics: Two teen boys stand next to each other in front of full bookcases. One holds a stack of books while the other holds an open book they are both reading.

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TEACHER VOICE: Big mistake — Schools are swapping out Shakespeare, Chaucer and Dickens for Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift

I want my students to engage with the foundation of our literary traditions.

Pandemic school funding: Classroom with red apple,books and handwriting in white chalk on blackboard "Education Funding"

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Some of the $190 billion in pandemic money for schools actually paid off

Researchers document achievement gains, but it’s not clear what works best for students.

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Here’s how I use my story to teach incarcerated kids that writing matters

If they don’t change their lives, what likely awaits them is prison or death.

How We Found More Black Foster Parents and Confronted the Racial Disparity in Foster Care

I’ve worked in child welfare for over eight years and, from day one, I’ve been struck by the high numbers of black...

VISTA: Two smiling young adults stand in front of glassdoor wearing blue polo shirts and slacks.

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A Year of VISTA Service: Five Lessons for Nonprofit Practitioners and Other Service Members

Derek Moore and Nicole Smith completed their AmeriCorps VISTA service this week. During their year of service, they supported the launch of...

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Responding to Youth Who Have Depression or Suicidal Thoughts

In between wilderness hikes and zip lining, teens attending the weekend Camp Mariposa® addiction prevention and mentoring program learn to recognize signs...

sandra-bachelder sits at desk in her family legal services office

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Family Design Resources Offers Pennsylvania’s Legal Services Initiative Model to Other States

Sandra Bachelder is a paralegal for Pennsylvania’s Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network Legal Services Initiative (LSI). For a big part of her...