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Active Consent: Five Ways ISA Data Protects Student Data (Part 3)

This is part 3 of our active consent series. What This Post Explores: Trust. Trust in the data and the institutions collecting the data is important if you are gathering data from students. With all of the data breaches and widespread data collection happening frequently, having a data security plan and knowing how to communicate […]

The Impact of Taking Part in School Activities on Drug and Alcohol Use in Teens

Research shows there is a link between teen substance abuse and how well kids do in school. Teens who abuse drugs have lower grades, a higher ...
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How Teachers Can Help Students Who've Survived Trauma

For children who have experienced trauma, learning can be a struggle. Trauma can cause physiological symptoms like stomachaches, headaches, and poor sleep habits. The impacts ...
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Student Mental Health: Teens and Depression

It can be easy to write off moodiness as hormones or teen drama, but could there be something more to it? The results from a ...
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What You Need to Know About Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Middle Schools

Why is adolescence a critical time to intervene in smoking and alcohol use? Early introduction of these substances can lead to a variety of adverse ...
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Benefits of Community Involvement: Advocacy Training Programs for Middle and High Schoolers

 We’ve written more than once about the importance of community involvement and parent engagement in schools for student success. But what if we reverse the ...

Strong Families, Strong Schools: Parent Involvement in Education

Why should parents get involved in their child’s education? Because parent engagement can make a dramatic difference for the academic success of children from test ...
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When you’re ready to go beyond just say no: How to talk to kids about drug use

Knowing when and how to talk to your kids about drugs, whether they may be using or not, is difficult. It takes courage to bring ...

Adolescent Body Angst: Middle School Kids & Self Esteem

It’s a shared human experience: adolescence and puberty, and all the challenges that go with them as our bodies develop and change. Body image not ...
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How Do Natural Disasters Impact Our Children?

Whether you live in one of the states hard-hit by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma or not, it’s difficult to ignore what a natural disaster might ...

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