Many educators have accepted that SEL curricula can have a positive impact on everything from student mental and physical well-being to academics, attendance and graduation rates. In fact, a February 2015 study from the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, concluded that, on average, every dollar invested in SEL programming […]

The Aerospace Engineering and Aviation Technology program at Duval High School in Maryland recently graduated its first class of 43 students. For a senior research project, one of those students met with third-graders at an area elementary school. She used music and dance to teach the students the forces of flight—lift, thrust, drag and weight. […]

Most schools have adopted emergency plans to respond to active shooter events. But in a new book, Amanda Klinger reports that these plans often don't address more likely situations such as severe weather, chemical spills or health crises. Most schools have adopted emergency plans to respond to active shooter events. But Amanda Klinger says these plans often […]

Some students grow so accustomed to hearing their names mispronounced over and over again that they no longer correct the people who make the mistakes.