Hospitals See Growing Numbers Of Kids And Teens At Risk For Suicide
The number of children and teens who visited the hospital for suicidal thoughts or attempts doubled from 2008 to 2015. Rates were highest during the school year.
Big Ideas
Why Teens Should Understand Their Own Brains (And Why Their Teachers Should, Too!)
Human brains are still developing throughout our teenage and early adult years. Knowing more about the way they work can teach us about how schools can work, too.
What the Teacher Strikes Can Teach Students About the History of the Labor Movement
Teachers in five states have demonstrated what organized protests can accomplish. Common Sense Education's Tanner Higgin curates a list of educational tools to help students understand organizing and the labor movement so they can be empowered to affect their own changes in the future.
How Being Part of a 'House' Within a School Helps Students Gain A Sense of Belonging
Some larger schools are creating smaller "houses" across grade levels and classes to help kids feel a greater sense of belonging and school engagement.
Can Schools Change Measures of Success by Focusing on Meaningful Work Instead of Test Scores?
Can the long-struggling Philadelphia school system change how we measure success by focusing on meaningful work instead of test scores?
Why So Many Gifted Yet Struggling Students Are Hidden In Plain Sight
"Twice-exceptional," or 2E students, find that one of their sides sometimes masks the other. Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman says there are a lot more of them than you might think.
