Safety & Wellness

Better mental and physical health—and the social-emotional well-being of the community—are overlapping benefits for school districts and local governments.

Educators are working with city officials to enhance school parks and playgrounds in parts of cities that lack sufficient green spaces.

Latest research finds some screen time, from some sources, doesn't harm grades. So educators and parents must find the right balance for ed tech and entertainment.

The first statewide law requiring later school start times has been passed in California. Middle schools can start at 8 a.m., and high schools at 8:30 a.m.

As K-12 educators adopt yoga and other mindfulness exercises to reduce student stress, some controversy continues to swirl around use of the practices in public education. 

As schools start to decorate for fall festivities, students and teachers are contending with summertime levels of heat in buildings that lack air conditioning.