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NYSSCA
Call for programs, exhibitor registration, attendee registration is now open. Click here for more information.
SAANYS
"Beyond the ABCs of Trauma" and "Equity through Cultural Proficiency"
Click here for the Symposiums Flyer, dates, and registration information.
Mental Health Associates of Western NY
For informational purposes only, we would like to make you aware of a new resource that will be released in September 2019 called the JT1 Discussion Guide Program. An extension of the peer-to-peer JustTellOne.org on-line campaign, this program brings the conversation about behavioral and mental health challenges into the classroom or after school activity. Through a series of guided discussions and peer-to-peer video messages, students are given the tools and language they need to identify issues and learn how to connect with a trusted person for support.
Created for young people ages 14-21 to aid in prevention and early intervention, my understanding is that it can complement an existing health education curriculum or stand on its own.
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Edutopia
Hearing books read aloud benefits older students, enhancing language arts instruction and building a community of readers. By the time many students reach middle school, they no longer have books read aloud to them at home or at school. But research shows benefits of hearing books read aloud, including improved comprehension, reduced stress, and expanded exposure to different types of materials.
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The College Board Opportunity Scholarships is a new program that guides students through the college planning process and offers them a chance to earn money for college for each action they complete. By completing a series of simple steps, each student has the chance to earn up to $40,000.
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By: Patrick Gleeson (commentary)
 In principle, zero-tolerance policies in U.S. schools are obvious and almost indisputable. Some kinds of student behavior cannot be tolerated and must result in disciplinary responses that include expulsion. Students can't bring guns to school, for example; can't attack teachers, or sell drugs on campus. In practice, however zero-tolerance policies have become fraught and widely disputed. Here's an overview of zero-tolerance policies in U.S. schools along with a sampling of opinion about their usefulness.
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Education DIVE
While preventing substance abuse at school is part of creating a safe school climate, it's clear there are a range of opinions on the use of drug-sniffing dogs. The ACLU of Washington cites the fact that drug dogs are only 70% reliable, which can lead to students being wrongfully accused. The state supreme court there ruled that it is unconstitutional for a school to search a large group of students without suspicion because it violates the privacy clause of the state constitution.
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Education Week
Less than 1 in 5 general education teachers feel "very well prepared" to teach students with mild to moderate learning disabilities, including ADHD and dyslexia, according to a new survey from two national advocacy groups. The survey found that only 30 percent of general education teachers feel "strongly" that they can successfully teach students with learning disabilities—and only 50 percent believe those students can reach grade-level standards.
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Forbes
Earlier this week, in a disconcerting look at the schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, Washington Post journalists Donna St. George and Justin Wm. Moyer report that large numbers of high school seniors are graduating despite repeatedly skipping required classes. Some of the specifics are remarkable. One student at Einstein High School skipped algebra 36 times last spring. Another accumulated 47 unexcused absences in English. And another student missed more than half a semester of chemistry. Overall, 40 percent of Einstein’s Class of 2018 had missed a class at least ten times.
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Education DIVE
When Mark Garrett arrived in McDowell County Schools in North Carolina as assistant superintendent in 2012, unemployment in the rural, high-poverty community was 13%. And when he took the top job in the district a year later, he kept focusing on access to healthcare as one way to improve outcomes for students. "Sometimes as a superintendent, you just have to be smart enough to say yes," Garrett said of learning about Health-e-Schools, a school-based telehealth program created by the Center for Rural Health Innovation in Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
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Education World
We've known for some time that students with emotional or developmental challenges often need to have training in "soft skills", but new research from Michigan State University has shown how such efforts pay off, especially to help these students enter and stay in the work force. Connie Sung, an associate professor in the Office of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies in MSU's Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, who has studied the issue, says that while schools are aware of this need the effort has to be well structured and deliberate.
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Education World
The end of a school year and the beginning of another are exciting times in schools and classrooms, but increasingly researchers are finding they are also important for students in both their perceptions about school long term and their performance. And it is particularly important when students are moving on to a different school. So, for instance, the move from kindergarten to first grade, into middle school or high school and even on to college are key times when students often need support and many students develop patterns that stick.
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District Administration Magazine
Educators didn't expose students to any screen time when introducing preschool coding and robotics in Miami-Dade County Public Schools' childcare centers this past school year. Also noteworthy were the teachers themselves: high school students enrolled in the district's early education academies and studying to become childcare professionals.
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The Associated Press
A glimpse of student athletes in peak physical condition vaping just moments after competing in a football game led Stamford High School Principal Raymond Manka to reconsider his approach to the epidemic. His school traditionally has emphasized discipline for those caught with e-cigarettes. Punishments become increasingly severe with each offense, from in-school suspensions to out-of-school suspensions and, eventually, notification of law enforcement.
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Education DIVE
All humans have implicit biases that affect the decisions they make every day. These biases are not always racial or cultural. They can affect attitudes toward gender, socioeconomic status, or where a person lives. They can affect buying decisions and brand loyalties. They can be innocuous or devastating, depending on the context.
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U.S. News & World Report
Every state in the nation and the District of Columbia spent more money per student on public elementary and secondary education during the 2017 fiscal year, continuing a trend of increased investment after recession-driven budget cuts at the federal, state and local level at the start of this decade. New tables released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau show an average spending increase of 3.7% to $12,201 per pupil, compared to $11,763 per pupil in 2016. Fueling that spending is a rise in funding. In 2017, public elementary and secondary education revenue from all sources tallied up at $694.1 billion, up 3.4% from $671.2 billion in 2016.
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The New York Times
When Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a wide-ranging speech on education Saturday, he became the first major Democratic candidate to propose a detailed plan to racially integrate schools, calling for $1 billion in funding to support local integration efforts, such as magnet schools and busing.
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MindShift
As a kid, Molly Easterlin loved playing sports. She started soccer at age four, and then in high school, she played tennis and ran track. Sports, Easterlin believes, underlie most of her greatest successes. They taught her discipline and teamwork, helped her make friends and enabled her to navigate the many challenges of growing up.
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EdSurge
Social-emotional learning has become a top implementation priority for districts, ed-tech companies and education researchers, and for good reason: Kids need it. With the rise in youth suicide rates, increased numbers of violent incidents in schools and the growing rate of American youth diagnosed with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, the social emotional instability of America's youth has, according to some experts, become a national crisis. Many are turning to SEL as a means to address this growing concern and spark conversation around sensitive or vulnerable topics.
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Chalkbeat
In Florida schools where almost all students are black or Hispanic, 13% of black students were classified as having a disability. Yet in schools where the vast majority of students were white, nearly 22% of black students get classified that way. It's a striking divide, and one that researchers say probably shouldn't exist. The more accurate number is likely somewhere in between.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 The Economic Policy Institute’s recent paper on teacher shortages states that the crisis is growing worse than ever in America. The real magnitude of the teacher shortage is even scarier when one considers the scarcity of credentialed teachers, more so in rural and low-income areas. One ray of hope comes from new school-university partnerships that aim to prepare future teachers by giving them real-life experience and, in the process, help fill funding gaps. One such example is the partnership between Ohio University and some of the state's school districts.
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U.S. News & World Report
The quality of children's lives are a top priority for countries worldwide, with many nations looking at ensuring a better life for the younger generations. And plenty are succeeding, according to a new report from Save the Children. At least 280 million children, or 1 in 8, are dramatically better off today than at any time in the past two decades, according to the Global Childhood Report, the international advocacy group's assessment of how well countries are providing for children. At the same time, about 1 in 4 children are still denied the right to a safe and healthy childhood, according to the report.
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