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10 March 2016
Eastham, Massachusetts, United States
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A growing number of high schools across Massachusetts are exploring later start times, amid research showing that a lack of sleep can have detrimental effects on the health and academic performance of teenagers.
Mother Jones
Katherine Reynolds Lewis
1 July 2015
South Berwick, Maine, United States
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800-1500 Words
Disciplining schoolchildren has led many students down the “school-to-prison-pipeline” because teachers have focused on controlling students rather than instilling problem solving skills. Ross Greene has developed Col...
28 May 2015
Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Documentary
Over 15 Minutes
Paper Tigers captures the pain, the danger, the beauty, and the hopes of struggling teens—and the teachers armed with new science and fresh approaches that are changing their lives for the better.
14 April 2015
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
When students misbehave in school, teachers struggle to decide the right kind of intervention, with school suspension a common outcome. However, research has shown that school suspensions can increase the likelihood o...
2 October 2014
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Schools are often the most efficient place to provide mental health services to children; as the number of professionals who provide these services in schools dwindles, tele-conferencing and virtual visits are filling...
28 May 2013
Tampa, Florida, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Conventional school policies fail to address the needs of transgender students. A school district in Tampa changed its human rights ordinance to include gender identity and expression.
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