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Free Restorative Justice Practices Webinars for Continuing Education: Winter/Spring 2023

Several FREE, online webinars to provide further education and resources in restorative practices will be offered in Winter/Spring 2023 as part of a collaboration of the NYS Education Department, NYS Unified Court System,...

source: NYSED

Educator Café Co-Occurring Disorders

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 from 3:30 pm - 4:00 p.m. Join us for a conversation about co-occurring disorders and how to recognize signs and symptoms, how schools and educators can educate and support individuals and their families, and resources and opportunities for advocacy...

source: MHANYS

NYSSCA 2023 Nominations & Elections

It's time to become involved in your professional association! The following positions are open for nominations: (for a description of roles and responsibilities, see attachment Linked Here, OR read NYSSCA's Bylaws, Governing Policies, Finance Policies and Nominations and...

source: NYSSCA

NYWICI Scholarship Opportunities

New York Women in Communications (NYWICI) provides annual scholarships to deserving high school, undergraduate, and graduate students pursuing a career/major in the field of communications. Scholarships range from $2,500 to $10,000. Our current sponsored scholarships...

source: NYWICI

National School Counseling Week

National School Counseling Week 2023 (#NSCW23) is Feb. 6-10, 2023, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors...

source: ASCA

NYC proposes $90M in new funding for homeless students and high-need schools

New York City plans to boost funding for homeless students and funnel more resources to schools that serve a disproportionate share of students with disabilities, English learners, and those living in poverty, according to a proposal unveiled Jan. 23.

source: Chalkbeat New York

Grades matter even more when applying test optional

Test-optional college admission was trending even before the pandemic disrupted in-person standardized testing and made it difficult for all students to take the SAT and ACT. Since then, fewer students are taking these tests, and a full 80% of bachelor's degree-granting...

source: Chicago Parent

Female high school graduates lag behind males in college readiness, concludes a national survey

Female high school graduates are less prepared — and feel less informed — to confidently enter college or choose a career path, concludes the latest report from YouScience, the leading college and career readiness company.

source: University Business

Music education benefits youth wellbeing

The study published Jan. 18 by the journal Frontiers In Psychology comes just weeks after voters statewide approved Prop. 28 to increase funding for arts and music education in California public schools.

source: University of Southern California

US Department of Education announces $63M to expand community schools and increase social, emotional, mental health, and academic support for students, educators, and families

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to support 42 local educational agencies,...

source: U.S. Department of Education

Bullying at school: What parents can do to help victims and stop bullies

There's a crisis of bullying in US schools, and the solution is learning what to do before it happens. One in 5 students report being bullied, according to data from the National Center for Educational Statistics. The U.S. government...

source: CNN

Separation leads to significant but temporary gender differences in parent-child time

The international study found that after parental split up mother-child time doubles, two-parent time declines threefold, and father-child time remains low. It also found that parental break-up negatively affects children's...

source: Trinity College Dublin

What students are saying about what motivates them to learn

This week we asked students, "What motivates you to learn?" The question was inspired by an Opinion essay by Jonathan Malesic called "The Key to Success in College Is So Simple, It's Almost Never Mentioned."

source: The New York Times

Survey: Understanding how US public schools approach school discipline

As U.S. criminal justice policies came to reflect the "broken windows" theory of policing in the 1990s, so too did school discipline policies. The "broken windows" philosophy — which encouraged harsh punishments for even minor...

source: Brookings Institution

New data shows school counselor ratio is improving as mental health needs rise

As the youth mental health crisis continues, new data shows the student-to-school-counselor ratio has improved to its highest point in more than three decades. But there's still much work to be done nationally to meet the recommended...

source: Wyoming Public Media

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Free Restorative Justice Practices Webinars for Continuing Education: Winter/Spring 2023

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NYSSCA 2023 Nominations & Elections

NYWICI Scholarship Opportunities

National School Counseling Week

NYC proposes $90M in new funding for homeless students and high-need schools

Grades matter even more when applying test optional

Female high school graduates lag behind males in college readiness, concludes a national survey

Music education benefits youth wellbeing

US Department of Education announces $63M to expand community schools and increase social, emotional, mental health, and academic support for students, educators, and families

Bullying at school: What parents can do to help victims and stop bullies

Separation leads to significant but temporary gender differences in parent-child time

What students are saying about what motivates them to learn

Survey: Understanding how US public schools approach school discipline

New data shows school counselor ratio is improving as mental health needs rise

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