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What it Takes to Lead a School Where Students Love Themselves and Succeed Academically

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As a 2022 fellow of The National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators, I attend an annual retreat designed to provide fellows and alumni with support and resources so we can all reach the common goal of becoming education leaders. At this year’s retreat, Lester Young Jr.,

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To Serve Bilingual Students, This Future Teacher Will Draw on Her Own Experience

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Before, I wanted to study psychology … but I didn't know exactly what path I wanted to take. Then, as I added my education and child development minors, [my classes] sparked my interest in going into teaching. I ended up applying shortly after attending the event. I’ve wanted to go into the teaching profession ever since then.

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This Radically Simple Solution Helps Students Feel Like They Belong in School

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That could be social events where students could make friends or finding professors willing to serve as mentors. But what about events like freshman orientation? Researchers also named what they didn’t find: The exercises didn’t have a bigger or smaller impact for any particular racial or ethnic group of students.

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Learning to Cope With Anxiety As a School Leader

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Any major event, unexpected challenge, difficult conversation, or potentially unpopular decision sent paralyzing electricity through my body. When I feel psychologically unsafe, I not only feel anxious, but I feel I need to put on a mask to protect myself, which is exhausting. I quickly realized, there were so many triggers in my day.

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Why Educator Wellness Matters

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EdSurge: What is educator wellness? Tina Boogren Co-Creator and Author, Wellness Solutions for Educators Dr. Tim Kanold: We define educator wellness as a continuous process. It isn’t an event; it is something we work at forever.

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Amid Campus Mental Health Crisis, Students Work to Support Each Other

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Nearly three-quarters of college students said they had experienced moderate to serious psychological distress during the pandemic, according to the National College Health Assessment , a study of more than 33,000 students at 41 higher ed institutions conducted by the American College Health Association in fall 2021.

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Early Childhood and Climate Change Are Connected in More Ways Than You Might Think

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So in cities—Detroit was one where they really experienced that a couple of years ago—extreme precipitation is causing these huge flooding events. And if your house or apartment floods out, or certainly if your house burns down or is decimated, yeah, your entire life is turned upside down.