Helping students to grow in a time of uncertainty is a challenging but crucial undertaking; especially in light of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation finding that in 2023 41% of Americans are suffering from an untreated mental health issue.
In today’s ever-evolving landscape of education, the spotlight is increasingly shining on the critical role of mental health and well-being in the lives of students. We recently had the privilege of sitting down with Jill Bohenkamp, Associate Professor of Psychiatry within the National Center for School Mental Health.
The data dashboard presents a collection of nationwide child and adult statistics as a means to examine trends in both recent and historical national statistics. The data compilation focuses primarily on child health, nutrition and demographics.
Conflict is unfortunately a part of our lives. It exists within families, communities, and in many aspects of both our personal and working lives. How can schools or districts break the cycle of conflict? Learn more in this blog by Richard Long.
Academic Recovery: What does it mean to students and what does it look like to teachers and administrators? In this first of the series, Richard Long, LFA Executive Director discusses academic recovery with a student, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent.
How do we transform the education system in the post-pandemic era? One key vehicle is leadership. Community-based leadership development recognizes that everyone has the potential to be a leader and emphasizes the importance of equipping both positional and non-positional leaders with the necessary tools to drive change. Read more about community-based leadership in this new blog from Eddie Koen, President of IEL.
Jeremy Cowdrey, CEO of Discovery Education, discusses how edtech providers can better support educators in invigorating students' curiosity.
This month's Mental Health Matters featured blog by Jill Bohnenkamp, from the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, highlights techniques for educators to support learning and well-being in classrooms.
The Learning First Alliance has elected Jill Cook, CAE, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, as chair of its Board of Directors for the 2023-24 term. Frederick Brown, president and CEO of Learning Forward, has been elected secretary/treasurer, and L. Earl Franks, executive director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals and 2022-23 LFA chair, will serve on the executive committee as immediate past president.
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Learning First Alliance (LFA) proudly present a three-part podcast series on student safety, engagement and equity, produced by David Osher, Vice President and Institute Fellow at AIR and Richard Long, Executive Director at LFA.
