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2023 New York FAFSA Completion Challenge
EDTrustNY
As high schools across New York look to help students access financial aid for college, The Education Trust–New York and education organizations across the state are releasing the latest Financial Aid for College: High School Toolkit to support high schools in helping all students complete financial aid applications.
The Financial Aid for College: High School Toolkit reflects changes made this year to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and highlights 10 evidence-based strategies schools can use to help students with financial aid application completion, tips for tracking progress, and materials in English and Spanish that can be used to communicate with students and families.
This year’s graduating seniors have spent all of their high school years learning during a global pandemic, forcing them to navigate shifts from remote learning to hybrid to in-person instruction. Helping students access financial aid for college is one crucial way to support the Class of 2023 in their postsecondary transitions.
The resources – created in partnership with the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC), New York State Council of School Superintendents, the Options Center at Goddard Riverside, Hispanic Federation, New York Immigration Coalition, New York State Association for College Admission Counseling, and New York State School Counselors Association – include:
- Monthly checklists for schools on activities to support students in financial aid application completion.
- How-to guides for hosting financial aid completion nights – remote or in person, scheduling office hours, and using class time to help students complete financial aid forms.
- Sample lesson plans for using class time to complete financial aid forms.
- Sample social media posts, newsletter items, and correspondence with families in English and Spanish.
- Tips on how to use data to track progress.
- Answers to frequently asked questions about financial aid completion.
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.AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Addressing the link between anxiety, depression and student attendance
Education Week
Well before the pandemic, Raymond Renshaw knew the danger of letting students get into the habit of avoiding school.
"We were sitting in [individualized education program] meetings with all these kids who didn't want to come to school," said Renshaw, the director of special services at the Westwood Regional school district in New Jersey.
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NYC schools face funding shortfalls as they step up to meet needs of migrant students
New York City Comptroller
New York City School Chancellor David Banks gave an update on the Department of Education's efforts to welcome newly arrived immigrant children. The NYC School system has enrolled more than 5,500 new migrant students, and is working to provide transportation, food, language assistance, and mental health services to these new students.
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Kids' mental health is in crisis. Schools can get them help through a $1B fund
EdSurge
The kids are not alright.
Medical experts agree that, after nearly three years of pandemic-induced strain, children are in the midst of a mental health crisis. One signal of just how severe a crisis: The U.S. Department of Education is ready to give schools $280 million through two grant programs to help young people access mental health care.
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The psychological toll of high-stakes testing
Edutopia
One problem with standardized tests: We don't fully understand what they measure. On the face of it, they are designed to provide an objective appraisal of knowledge, or perhaps even of inherent intelligence.
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About half of parents still support school police, armed security
K-12 Dive
About half of parents still say school police officers or armed security in schools would be extremely or very effective in preventing school shootings, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 3,757 parents released Oct. 18. The support remained high despite calls to get rid of school resource officers in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests and more recent scrutiny after footage of the Uvalde, Texas, shooting showed slow police response to the May massacre.
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How to help students manage their emotions
Edutopia
If you work in a school today, you've likely had to tend to students' emotional needs or give them additional emotional support. Students are relying more on their teachers to help them ease their emotions when they're feeling distressed. Even as an administrator, I spend a lot of time talking to students about the hardships that they face socially and at home.
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Could my child be addicted to the internet?
ADDitude Magazine
Nearly half of teens today say they use the Internet "almost constantly" and visit popular social media platforms several times a day. While most teens say the time they spend on social media is "about right," 36% say they spend "too much" time on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and the like.
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Addressing fear of accountability in education
Tech and Learning
October marks several significant events. It is a month when fall is celebrated with festivals, pumpkins, spooky events, and open houses. It is also when educators and school leaders begin to feel a little settled with routine. They can dig deeper into teaching and instruction than teaching classroom management and establishing school culture.
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