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  • Schools can screen students for behavioral health issues – but many are reluctant to do so

    April 28, 2025 |

    Capital News Service Maryland |

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    Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Virginia

    Facing a youth mental health crisis, some schools are using digital screening tools like BIMAS-2 and DESSA to identify students needing behavioral support. Districts in Green Bay and Alexandria report positive results, but widespread adoption meets resistance due to costs, parent concerns, and limited capacity for follow-up support.

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  • 'Playworks' reinvents recess as a learning experience

    April 21, 2025 |

    Capital News Service Maryland |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Playworks helps schools use recess as a tool for learning, with structured games and set expectations that teach students how to respect and include others, resolve conflicts, and manage their emotions. Studies show that the program helps reduce bullying while also helping students build skills that make them more successful in the classroom.

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  • Community Libraries Are Spreading Across Rural India

    April 21, 2025 |

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    Response Location: India

    In rural areas of India that often have limited access to reading material, communities are banding together to form small libraries where residents can read, study, take classes, or just use the wi-fi. One library has grown to about 2,100 registered members and has helped about 50 students pass their competitive exams.

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  • One of the Most Effective Programs to Reduce Child Hunger Is Caught in DOGE Limbo

    April 15, 2025 |

    Texas Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Log Cabin, Texas

    The USDA’s Meals-to-You program helped school districts deliver food boxes straight to low-income households during the summer months, a game changer for families who face transportation barriers trying to get to conventional summer meal programs held on school grounds. During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program delivered roughly 40 million meals to students in 42 states, but administrative shakeups have left the program’s future in jeopardy in places like Texas.

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  • DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is 'devastated'

    April 14, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Newton, Massachusetts

    Before DOGE cut the program’s funding, Charting My Path for Future Success was helping students with disabilities learn ways to successfully transition from high school to college or the working world with greater self-sufficiency. Before it was canceled, 1,600 high school juniors enrolled in the program, learning how to set goals, take care of themselves and build their confidence and self-determination skills.

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  • In Adamawa, female teachers inspire girls to stay in school—But barriers remain

    April 14, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Vinikilang, Adamawa

    Schools in Adamawa State are increasing the number of female teachers, which is inherently increasing the number of female students attending school. Previously, over 50% of girls in the area had not been in school, or dropped out, but with the increase of female teachers, the number of girls in school has dramatically increased.

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  • School-based telehealth expands further in North Carolina

    April 11, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Burlington, North Carolina

    Multiple hospital systems and health organizations across North Carolina have implemented school-based telehealth programs so students can receive medical and behavioral health care during the school day, making care more accessible. Evidence shows students who participate in the telehealth program see better attendance and academic performance, as well as improvements in their mental health.

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  • Massachusetts welcomed migrant families with open arms. But is the state prepared to teach their children?

    April 10, 2025 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    In dual-language instruction, classes are delivered partly in English and partly in English learners’ home language, allowing them to improve their English skills while also maintaining their mother tongue. Massachusetts added 16 new dual-language programs between 2018 and 2020, but the state is currently struggling to serve an influx of English learners, with only 4 percent of those students enrolled in dual-language programs.

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  • Knitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district

    April 08, 2025 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

    When Spokane Public Schools banned cellphones in classrooms and at recess, it also paired the new rules with an engagement program designed to get more students involved in clubs and extracurricular activities. Since removing cell phones, expanding activity options, and hiring “engagement navigators” to help match students to activities, the number of students participating in extracurriculars increased by 19 percent and principals began reporting fewer phone confiscations.

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  • USAID enabled 208 Afghan women to defy the Taliban ban on college — until now

    April 08, 2025 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Afghanistan

    A scholarship endowment from the U.S. Agency of International Development supports the American University of Afghanistan, which provides courses to Afghan women who are not allowed to pursue education in their home country. In all, 208 scholarships have been awarded, including funds for 120 women to relocate and attend college in person, but the future of the program is uncertain due to federal cuts to USAID’s programs.

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