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NYSED
In light of recent federal immigration-related actions that have created fear and confusion in New York and across the country, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and State Ed Commissioner MaryEllen Elia this week reminded school districts of their duty to comply with existing state and federal laws that ensure the rights of immigrant children to attend New York's public schools without fear of reprisal. The guidance provides information on districts' duties under the law with respect to students and the confidentiality of student records. Law enforcement officers may not remove a student from school property or interrogate a student without the consent of the student's parent or guardian, except in very rare instances. The document reminds districts that under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, parents must consent to disclosing personally identifiable student information, except in very limited situations that do not appear to cover requests from federal immigration officials to access personally identifiable student information. Click here for the full document. Click here for the DREAM Act Portal.
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NYSUT
The State Education Department is hosting regional public meetings to gather feedback on the state's draft Every Student Succeeds Act plan. NYSUT's Educational and Research Services has prepared talking points. Here are the dates and locations for the upcoming regional meetings. NYSUT also encourages members to complete SED's survey on what indicators of school quality and/or student success should be used to identify schools for improvement under the new federal ESSA. As you complete the survey, please note some of these indicators may unfairly identify schools based on inequities in resources that they cannot control. The indicators related to staffing are not supported by NYSUT because they would undermine collective bargaining and are not supported by research.
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NYSSCA
New York State School Counselor Association Annual Conference 2017
"School Counselors: Prepared to Lead the Way" The DoubleTree, Syracuse, New York on Nov. 17-18. The New York State School Counselor Association is seeking qualified presenters for the 2017 Conference! Topics addressing comprehensive school counseling program design and implementation and accountability for school counselors are welcome. Click here to read more and apply.
NYSUT
Register online for the 15th annual Professional Issues Forum on Health Care to be held April 22 at NYSUT headquarters in Latham. The forum provides NYSUT health care members with professional development and networking opportunities. Here's the program, workshop descriptions and other conference information. First-time attendee discounts are available and the deadline to register is April 3. For more information, contact Tammie Waldenmaier in NYSUT Program Services at 800-342-9810, ext. 6623.
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ASCA
We've officially opened registration for your 2017 ASCA Annual Conference, July 8–11. Join more than 2,000 school counseling professionals for four days of inspirational keynote sessions, informative breakout sessions, in-depth looks at hot topics in the school counseling profession and networking opportunities galore. Early-bird registration fees are $369 for members and $569 for nonmembers. Early-bird registration ends March 1. Registration is also open to attend the conference virtually. Registration is $199 ($299 for nonmembers) for virtual attendees. For more information about the conference including hotel information, keynote speakers and more, visit www.ascaconferences.org. Planning to request financial support from your school or district to attend the conference? Download the justification letter and customize to your needs.
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NYSUT
NYSUT and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights sponsor the Everyone Has Rights Public Service Announcement Contest for grades K-5. Here's more. The videos must be submitted by April 1 here.
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Youth Today
It was 40 degrees and drizzling, and it would not be easy to get the kids to school today. Meaghan Holley, a 30-year-old community worker, was puffy-eyed and had already stepped in dog excrement outside the apartment complex, yet she moved through the building on Dix Avenue in Far Rockaway, New York, with a mix of sleepy determination and cheer. She knocked softly but briskly on the first door. "Good morning, Love Bugs, it's a beautiful day!" she said through the door. "Psyche. It's actually really gross out. But we still have to get up and go to school!"
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Education World
Saturday, March 11 marked the one year anniversary of the redesigned SAT. So, how has the test fared one year later? Are the results what we all expected or is there still work to be done? "Students prefer the new SAT by a 7 to 1 margin, saying it's "easier," "more straightforward," and "way more applicable to what we've been learning in school," according to a recent release from the College Board. But is an easier test properly measuring the students' ability to showcase what they learned?
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The Hechinger Report
“Record Number of Applications Flood Area Colleges” "Applications for the Class of 2021 Are Seriously Exploding" "UCLA Receives More Than 100,000 Freshman Applications" Headlines like these strike fear in the hearts of high school seniors and their parents every year around this time. But behind the tales of teary-eyed applicants who didn't make the cut is the reality that, with the exception of a tiny handful of extremely selective schools, getting into a good college today is easier — not harder — than many students realize. And it is likely to get easier still in the years ahead.
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Live Science
Today's teen smokers may have worse mental health than teen smokers of years past: The group has experienced a spike in depression in recent years, according to a new study. Researchers found that, among smokers ages 12 to 17, the percentage who had depression increased from 16.0 percent in 2005 to 22.4 percent in 2013. That was the biggest increase in depression seen in the study, which looked at rates of depression among current smokers, former smokers and people who had never smoked, ages 12 and older.
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UPI
Facebook has taken more steps to combat suicide with new suicide prevention tools after three teens took their own lives while on Facebook Live. In a post on the social network, Facebook announced it will be launching new suicide prevention tools for its Facebook Live feature to make it easier for friends of users to contact them or help them get help.
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Education Week
As policymakers and educators debate the rights of transgender children in schools, they have no federal data to answer even the most basic question: How many transgender children are there? That's because publicly collected data on transgender individuals — part of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey — is not collected in every state, and participating states only survey adults.
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CBS News
Most parents of teenagers don't need a study to tell them that adolescents are prone to being reckless. But new research confirms that teenage brains are actually wired to engage in risky behaviors. However, researchers also found that context matters to whether or not adolescents actually engage in those behaviors. The study, published in Developmental Science, looks at more than 5,000 teens and young adults from 11 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Researchers found that sensation seeking peaks around age 19 worldwide and then declines with age. In contrast, young adults' ability to self-regulate or quash their impulses climbs until the age of 23 or 24 when it fully develops.
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U.S. News & World Report
When teens need to get out of uncomfortable situations, the X-Plan might come in handy. The plan is simple: Teens text the letter "X" to a parent or an older sibling when they need help. The recipient then calls the teen and says to leave immediately and that the recipient will pick up the teen. The parent or older sibling doesn't ask any questions and the teen has an excuse to leave the party or other risky situation while avoiding social ridicule. The X-Plan to address peer pressure went viral last month and is the brainchild of a West Virginia dad, but dealing with this kind of stress is nothing new for teens.
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Edutopia
Stacey Goodman, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "When a student expresses a passion for the arts, adults often become anxious about their future. What if the student decides to pursue a major in the arts? If they do, will they end up on an unstable career path that will lead inevitably to underemployment, disappointment and struggle? These are concerns I commonly hear."
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Education Week
A growing cadre of public policy researchers and lawmakers agree that school discipline rates remain high for black and Hispanic students, and those with disabilities, but a new study from the University of California takes it a step further by connecting suspension rates to major economic impacts. Researchers found that suspensions lead to lower graduation rates, which in turn leads to lower tax revenue and higher taxpayer costs for criminal justice and social services.
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U.S. News & World Report
Mastering the redesigned SAT's math section requires more than just well-rounded knowledge of mathematical principles. You must be able to quickly recognize which skills are being tested, as well as how to solve each problem in the least amount of time. Each of these skills also has many real-world applications, so mastering these skills has value beyond the college entrance exam.
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Youth Today
Erika Leonard, the mother of a transgender son, says the U.S. Supreme Court had an opportunity this week in a closely watched bathroom-access case to make a historic decision "promoting cultures of safety and respect in schools." Instead, said Leonard, who is also the California program director for KidPower, a personal safety organization for transgender youth, the high court's action will have the opposite effect, "devaluing and segregating" those students.
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Massachusetts General Hospital via Science Daily
A study led by a Massachusetts General Hospital pediatrician finds that children ages 3 to 7 who don't get enough sleep are more likely to have problems with attention, emotional control and peer relationships in mid-childhood. Reported online in the journal Academic Pediatrics, the study found significant differences in the responses of parents and teachers to surveys regarding executive function — which includes attention, working memory, reasoning and problem solving — and behavioral problems in 7-year-old children depending on how much sleep they regularly received at younger ages.
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