Mental Health in Schools
The education campaign, “Cannabis Honestly,” is based on listening sessions with roughly 450 young people and their adult caregivers.
At Fort Wayne’s first youth-led violence summit, high school students described shootings that have shaped their lives, and they challenged community leaders to do more.
The Chicago congressman wants to improve mental health support for immigrant children after several federal rollbacks from the Trump administration.
To tackle high rates of chronic absenteeism, the Education Department is proposing to mandate school staffers to support students struggling with anxiety, depression, and school refusal.
What was it like to attend Success Academy? P.S. Weekly gives a behind-the-scenes look at being a student at the 20-year-old charter school network.
The Shelby County Youth Council has spent the past six months crafting a list of almost 20 policy suggestions. Now, they’re trying to get those recommendations into county and city budgets.
New research finds about 4 in 10 students support school cellphone bans that apply to classrooms, but nearly 80% oppose blanket restrictions.
A new state law requires all New Jersey school districts to prohibit the use of cellphones during school hours, but new policies must allow for exceptions.
Student privacy and mental health advocates are concerned about a no-cost contract between the school district and for-profit Hazel Health, which is set to renew in December.
Donna Goings, MSCS’ mental health director, says attendance at suicide and bullying prevention trainings dropped by two-thirds last year. That’s because most students don’t return now-required permission slips.
New York City schools are increasingly adopting restorative justice practices, but are students bought into the new approach? A student journalist investigates.
A baby bird. A neon green mascot. NYC students are adapting to the state’s new cellphone ban, and educators are trying to play up its positive aspects.
The program is part of a strategy to equip young people not only to care for their own well-being, but also to support peers in crisis — and to recognize when to guide them toward professional help.
After seeing the toll burnout was taking on her colleagues, this Manhattan teacher traveled to Spain and Italy to learn new ways to help them recharge and find joy.
Eric Adams and Zohran Mamdani both visited schools in Queens to kick off the year.
New York City schools are receiving about $16 million in one-time funding to implement the statewide cellphone ban. Some schools are getting more than $100,000 for device storage solutions.
The Arthur Project’s middle school mentorship program focuses on helping tweens set personalized goals and improve well-being through fun activities and strong relationships.
NJ4S gets positive reviews, but some district leaders and advocates say students need more care options.
Democratic AGs are challenging the Trump administration’s cuts to $1 billion in federal funding for school mental health services created in response to school shootings.
Less than a decade ago, Keiron Darnley often skipped class. Now he’s a success mentor at Brooklyn’s A-Tech High School.