On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join Lessons from the Field: Safely Reopening and Sustaining In-Person Instruction scheduled...
source: National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)
April 7th, 2021 at 1:00pm EST
Presented by Bessie O’Connor, B.S. RDN and Morgan Carey, B.S.
This webinar will examine how nutrition lessons and activities provide opportunities for children to explore the mind-body connection,...
source: ASHA
The American School Health Association aspires to LEAD, EDUCATE, and ACTIVATE multidisciplinary school health professionals and other champions as they work in their communities across the country to implement our mission to transform all schools into places where every...
source: ASHA
Our virtual conference (July 19-21) will offer invited sessions to explore the impacts of COVID-19 on student and staff health and well-being as well as resources for working together to ensure student success. However, ASHA is...
source: ASHA
Join Child Trends and NASBE for a discussion series funded by CDC DASH on
opportunities for state health and education agencies to support school staff wellness during COVID19.
April 1: https://buff.ly/3pp9iFu
source: Child Trends and NASBE
We are excited to announce our 2021 Webinar Series! More webinars will be added to the schedule so stay tuned for details.
April 23, 2021 — Supporting Healthy Behavior Outcomes: Resources for Engaging Skills-Based Health Education
May 19, 2021 — Youth E-cigarette...
source: ASHA
From gaining a better understanding of themselves and learning lifelong lessons to struggling with their mental health and education, teens are creating a new normal as they attend online school and grow accustomed to a pandemic that has forced them to see more of family...
source: PBS Newshour
Pool testing, in which even elementary school students can swab themselves for COVID, could be a key to restoring confidence around reopening schools. Over the last several weeks, about 450 Massachusetts schools, serving more than 160,000 students, have begun pool testing....
source: District Administration Magazine
Now that teachers across the country are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, how many in any given school have gotten a jab?
source: Education Week
Adolescents have experienced a pronounced increase in symptoms of depression during a year of isolation and school closures, according to survey evidence released today. The research indicates that many have turned to digital health resources, as well as social media, to...
source: The 74
The Biden administration announced that it will spend $10 billion to expand testing for schools, to aid in the president's goal to get schools open once again. The funds will come from the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion...
source: NPR
Over the past year, administrators and educators have been faced with no-win decisions on what matters more. Should the priority be tackling students' academic needs or emotional trauma? Should districts implement universal supports...
source: EdSurge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday relaxed physical distancing requirements for children in school, from 6 feet to 3 feet — a change aimed at allowing more students to be inside classrooms. The recommendations...
source: NBC News
Following President Joe Biden's signing the American Rescue Plan into law, the U.S. Department of Education announced additional details on its plans to support schools in safely returning to in-person instruction. The Department...
source: U.S. Department of Education via The Highland County Press
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the head of the Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to take all flavored e-cigarettes off the market. The 43 House Democrats sent the letter to Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock...
source: The Hill