Student Life
Student Well-Being & Movement
In Their Own Words
Peer Help for Mental Health: 'We Learn the Red Flags to Watch For'
A member of a specially trained group of students discusses finding help for peers struggling with mental health issues.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Students Train to Spot Peers With Mental Health Struggles and Guide Them to Help
As schools respond to COVID's toll on student mental health, peers can play a valuable role.
Teaching
Opinion
Students Share How COVID Has Changed Their Lives
Seeing friends and getting more leniency from teachers are two things students like about school this year. Waking up early is not, though.
Teaching
Opinion
The Best and Worst Things About This School Year—According to Students
Seeing friends, teachers, and playing sports again are some of the best things students like. Masks, not so much.
School Climate & Safety
Proms During COVID-19: 'Un-Proms', 'Non-Proms', and Masquerades
High school proms are back in this second spring of COVID-19, though they may not look much like the traditional, pre-pandemic versions.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
How Students Find Strength Now: An Opinion Project
Students are carving their own paths in the pandemic. Educators and students explore what that means for schools.
School Climate & Safety
Public Schools Get Creative to Meet Military Children's Needs (Video)
There are more than 1 million children in the U.S. whose parents are active duty military. This video explores some of the ways school leaders can work to meet these students' needs.
Families & the Community
What Can Schools Do to Help Prevent Teen Suicide? (Video)
In this video, Education Week correspondent Lisa Stark joined a panel of experts who answered questions on teen mental health, suicide prevention, and more.
School Climate & Safety
The Kavanaugh Hearings Are Prompting Educators to Take on Tough Conversations (Video)
Allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh have led to unavoidable conversations throughout the nation's schools around consent and consequences.
School & District Management
What's the Path Forward for Puerto Rico's Schools? (Video)
Puerto Rico's school system was struggling long before Hurricane Maria struck a year ago. But the disaster exacerbated deep problems. Now, the system is in the midst of dramatic change.
Families & the Community
With Opioid Addiction on the Rise, Schools Try to Expand Services for Children (Video)
The number of pregnant women addicted to opioids quadrupled from 1999 to 2014, according to a new federal report.
College & Workforce Readiness
How Lemonade Stands Are Teaching Kids 21st-Century Business Skills (Video)
Concerned that schools don't notice or nurture business skills, nonprofits are using the humble lemonade stand to foster entrepreneurship.
School & District Management
Here's What Year-Round Schooling Looks Like (Video)
The traditional school calendar, with its long summer break, is outdated, say supporters of year-round schooling. Nearly 4,000 schools, including those in Holt, Mich., are trying something different.
School & District Management
Volunteerism Declined Among Young People
High school and college students are less likely to volunteer or give to charity today than they were 15 years ago, an analysis of U.S. Census data finds.