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Mental health

When a Crisis Walks Into Class

The bell rings, and Ms. Alvarez glances up to see a fifth-grader sobbing quietly at her desk. It’s the third meltdown this week. The counselor is off-campus, the nurse is double-booked, and the principal just emailed about standardized testing prep. Everyone cares. Everyone’s exhausted. And no one’s sure who’s supposed to step in. This is […]

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Development

The Hidden Lesson in China’s Gaming Ban: What It Teaches Us About Kids, Screens, and Self-Control

Picture this: your student logs into Brawl Stars on a Friday night—and suddenly gets booted off at 9 p.m. sharp. Not because bedtime arrived, but because the government said so. That’s exactly what happened in China after September 2021, when regulators limited anyone under 18 to one hour of online gaming—8 to 9 p.m.—on Fridays, […]

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Policy

Next Week in Educational News, November 11, 2025

President Trump’s March executive order to dismantle the Department of Education—part of the Project 2025 agenda—has led to sweeping cuts that gutted the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, laying off over two-thirds of its remaining staff and effectively halting enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which serves 7.5 million U.S. […]

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Development

When Tracking Becomes Therapy: How Self-Monitoring Helps Kids Regain Control

A ninth-grader sighs as the “Screen Time” alert flashes across her phone: 7 hours, 12 minutes today. For once, she doesn’t swipe it away. She stares, frowns, and thinks, That can’t be right. That tiny moment — a flash of awareness — may be the first step toward change. According to new research, it may […]

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Bullying

Parents, Culture, and Cyberbullying Clues

Five hours. That’s how long most adolescents in a new study were online each day. And here’s the twist: parents who knew more about what their kids did online were also more likely to know when their kids were seeing or experiencing cyberbullying. In other words, awareness isn’t nosiness, it’s protection. This study surveyed 407 […]

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Neurodevelopmental

Can School Gardens Survive Without Support?

A few years ago, school gardens were everywhere. From raised beds outside elementary schools to rooftop plots in city high schools, the movement to grow fruits and vegetables with kids looked unstoppable. Teachers used gardens to teach science, math, and mindfulness. Parents snapped photos of kids proudly holding up their first tomato. Cafeterias served salad […]

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Mental health

Schools Can Spot Struggle Early—Here’s How

Last fall, a high school screened one grade for anxiety and depression. Within a week, every student who needed help had a follow-up. No waiting list. No mystery. No “let’s see how it goes.” Here’s the bigger twist: a year earlier, that same district wasn’t screening anyone at all. If that makes you think, “Wait—how […]

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Academics

What Dyslexia Reveals About How Kids Learn Numbers

Here’s a stat that might stop you in your tracks: two out of every three children diagnosed with dyslexia also have math difficulties. We often picture dyslexia as a reading disorder—letters flipping, words jumbling—but for many kids, numbers trip them up just as much as words. A new study from researchers at the University of […]

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News

This Week in Educational News, November 4, 2025

Today is Election Day and in many places, that means school board elections. These local votes might not make national headlines, but they shape one of the most important environments in a child’s life: their school. School boards decide how resources are spent, which programs are supported, and what kind of climate students experience every […]

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