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Congratulations NYSSCA Graduate Student Scholarship Winners

source: NYSSCA

School Counselor Advocacy Toolkit

The NYSSCA Advocacy & Public Policy Committee under the leadership of Kelly Whitney-Rivera has been meeting and working on an Advocacy Toolkit for school counselors and leaders as they advocate for school counseling positions and programs. We have assembled information regarding...

source: NYSSCA

School-Reentry Planning and Guidelines

With the 2019-2020 school year complete, schools are now looking at reentry and the implications for their school counseling programs. School Reentry Considerations: Supporting Student Social and Emotional Learning and Mental and Behavioral Health Amidst COVID-19 provides...

source: ASCA

Register Early! — Innovation thru Collaboration!NYSSCA 2020 Conference

Registration, Call for Programs and other details available now!!

source: NYSSCA

Race Issues and Anti-Racism Resources

School counselors are advocates for the equitable treatment of all students in school and in the community. School counselors must be prepared to talk to students about race issues and anti-racism. Get resources from ASCA HERE. The NYSSCA Board has created a statement Condemning...

source: ASCA

Board of Regents Reopening Task Force

NYSSCA Board Members were invited and participated during the School Reopening Task Force Regional meetings which were organized by the Board of Regents to help guide schools as they continue to educate or students — whether in person, remotely, or some combination...

source: NYSED

How COVID-19 lockdown has altered sleep in the US and Europe

Two new studies show that relaxed school and work schedules and more time spent at home has led people to sleep more on average with less "social jetlag" as indicated by a reduced shift in sleep timing and duration on work days versus free days. But, at the same time, one...

source: Cell Press via Science Daily

Experts answer your kids' tough questions about race and racism

"We need to talk about parenting," my friend texted me a few weeks ago in the wake of nationwide protests and outrage over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. "I have questions." Like many parents, she was now explaining and answering...

source: The Hechinger Report

Survey: Educators support Black Lives Matter, but still want police in schools

The social justice movement sweeping the country is forcing the K-12 education system to take a hard look at how it treats students of color, why it has taken so long to recognize the need for change and what approaches would work...

source: Education Week

Education Department issues new guidance on special education during pandemic

The U.S. Department of Education is offering up details about how states and schools can address special education disputes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal agency issued two question-and-answer documents — one...

source: Disability Scoop

K-12 learning is poised for a more tailored approach

It is summer and time for children to relax. Parents this year are finding it hard to relax, though. They...

source: By Bambi Majumdar (commentary)

In-person classes, online learning or a mix? Reopening schools will bring new struggles

With the next academic year less than three months away, and no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, school districts face a daunting decision: Reopen the schools they shuttered, or continue to teach students remotely?...

source: NBC News

Stamina and stigma: Student challenges after contracting COVID-19

A student with a disability who is recovering from contracting the novel coronavirus may have lingering issues that may interfere with his learning. The student and his family may also have concerns about his mental health and interactions...

source: District Administration Magazine

Why there's a push to get police out of schools

At least two-thirds of American high school students attend a school with a police officer, according to the Urban Institute, and that proportion is higher for students of color. Now, the national uprising for racial justice has led to a push to remove police officers from...

source: MindShift

Ways to address gender- and sexuality-based teasing in schools

In growing a safe space for diverse identities, we're always seeking more immediate ways to stop, address and prevent further harm caused by teasing. More than half of all teasing heard in schools is gender- or sexuality-based, and 75%...

source: We Are Teachers

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Congratulations NYSSCA Graduate Student Scholarship Winners

School Counselor Advocacy Toolkit

School-Reentry Planning and Guidelines

Register Early! — Innovation thru Collaboration!NYSSCA 2020 Conference

Race Issues and Anti-Racism Resources

Board of Regents Reopening Task Force

How COVID-19 lockdown has altered sleep in the US and Europe

Experts answer your kids' tough questions about race and racism

Survey: Educators support Black Lives Matter, but still want police in schools

Education Department issues new guidance on special education during pandemic

K-12 learning is poised for a more tailored approach

In-person classes, online learning or a mix? Reopening schools will bring new struggles

Stamina and stigma: Student challenges after contracting COVID-19

Why there's a push to get police out of schools

Ways to address gender- and sexuality-based teasing in schools

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