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Students’ Health, Mental Health, and Well-Being Worsens Over the Past 10 Years: Summary of the August 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Report (Part IV)

August 24, 2024

Students' Health, Mental Health, and Well-Being Worsens Over the Past 10 Years:Summary of the August 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Report (Part IV)[To listen to a synopsis and…

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Will Your School “Win the Gold” for Your Students This Year? Why the U.S. Women’s Gold Medal Olympic Gymnastics Team is a Model for All Schools (Part III)

August 10, 2024

Will Your School “Win the Gold” for Your Students This Year? (Part III)Why the U.S. Women’s Gold Medal Olympic Gymnastics Team is a Model for All Schools[To listen to a…

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Are Schools Really Prepared to Address Educators’ Biggest Behavioral Student Concerns Right Now? “We’ve Got Serious Problems and We Need Serious People” (Part II)

July 27, 2024

Are Schools Really Prepared to Address Educators’ Biggest Behavioral Student Concerns Right Now? (Part II)“We’ve Got Serious Problems and We Need Serious People”[To listen to a synopsis and analysis of…

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The Seven Sure Solutions for Continuous Student and School Success: “If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, Any Road Will Get You There” (Part I)

July 13, 2024

The Seven Sure Solutions for Continuous Student and School Success: “If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, Any Road Will Get You There” (Part I)[To listen to a synopsis and…

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Does Your School’s SEL Program Teach Social Skill Behaviors, or Just Talk About What Students “Should Do”? If We Taught Reading the Way We Teach SEL, None of Our Students Would Learn How to Read

June 22, 2024

Does Your School’s SEL Program Teach Social Skill Behaviors, or Just Talk About What Students “Should Do”?If We Taught Reading the Way We Teach SEL, None of Our Students Would…

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Revisiting Title IX’s Sexual Harassment Requirements While Avoiding Secondary Victimization: A Procedural Primer. Why Do Too Many Districts Not Know (or Abdicate) their Responsibilities?

June 8, 2024

Revisiting Title IX’s Sexual Harassment Requirements While Avoiding Secondary Victimization: A Procedural PrimerWhy Do Too Many Districts Not Know (or Abdicate) their Responsibilities?[To listen to a synopsis and analysis of…

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Increasing Student Engagement: The New School Year Begins Before this “Old” Year Ends. How to Prepare and What Needs to be Done

May 25, 2024

Increasing Student Engagement: The New School Year Begins Before this “Old” Year EndHow to Prepare and What Needs to be Done[To listen to a synopsis and analysis of this Blog…

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When a School’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports Needs Support: How Do You Motivate Educators and Avoid Educational Malpractice?

May 11, 2024

When a School’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports Needs Support:How Do You Motivate Educators and Avoid Educational Malpractice?[To listen to a synopsis and analysis of this Blog on the “Improving Education…

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Social Media and the “Double-Edged” Sword of Damocles: Survival Rests on Humility, Self-Control, and the Principles of Public Relations

April 27, 2024

Social Media and the “Double-Edged” Sword of Damocles: Survival Rests on Humility, Self-Control, and the Principles of Public Relations[To listen to a synopsis and analysis of this Blog on the…

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Laundromats, Lawyers, Learning Loss, and Life: An Autobiographical Day in Education

April 13, 2024

Laundromats, Lawyers, Learning Loss, and Life: An Autobiographical Day in Education[To listen to a synopsis and analysis of this Blog on the “Improving Education Today: The Deep Dive” podcast on Spotify.…

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