Joshua Perdomo, director of English learner services and world languages for a K12 district in Illinois, shares one important goal with his team. "We want to address the whole child," says Perdomo, who also provides professional development at Community Unit District 300, about 45 miles northwest of Chicago. With that in mind, Perdomo includes all […]

These challenges or stunts range from harmless to horrifying. To help keep students safe, educators and parents should talk with and get students to think, acknowledge peer pressure and stay (somewhat) up to date.

At the end of 2018, Poudre School District’s four middle schools had benefited from the Colorado Department of Education’s Bullying Prevention and Education Grant for one year. By 2019, many classes at one Expect Respect school had incorporated the Second Step model where educators teach bullying prevention concepts directly to students. The school’s prevention committee […]

As district leaders boost school lunch nutrition, today's cafeterias face stiff competition from home-prepared meals and, among high school students, food trucks and nearby eateries.