Cracking the code on student mental health
The past year has taken a toll on students’ mental health. Rates of anxiety, depression, and stress are up and the CDC reports emergency room visits for adolescent…
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Addressing trauma as students return to the classroom
We've all been through a traumatic experience in the last year. In a typical year, school is the only safe place for many students, and it is often…
4 under-the-radar data points to track as schools reopen
One of the most powerful tools in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has been data. Data analytics has informed what we can do, when we can do it, and…
3 ways to help students de-stress
Teachers who want to support optimal reading comprehension must equip themselves with a deeper understanding of why stress is so harmful to students' reading, and what they can…
5 ways technology can help schools meet CDC guidelines this fall
Administrators across the country are preparing schools to reopen this fall, and they have a lot to consider in the wake of COVID-19. In order to best protect…
Rethinking School Spaces and Structures to Maintain Proper Distancing
Spaces4Learning has put together a series of articles on the topic of school environments, and what they might look like ... Read more
More diagnoses of hyperactivity in new C.D.C. data
The New York Times reports that nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received…
Feds: Older teens often text behind the wheel
More than half of U.S. students in their last year before college admit they text or eMail while driving—the first federal statistics on how common the dangerous habit…
Obese American children outgrowing school desks
Schools across the country are pioneering big changes in the classroom--to accomodate the 17 percent of U.S. children who are overweight or obese, according to data from the…