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Supporting School Efforts to Combat Substance Abuse
Mortality rates from overdose in adolescents rose by 94 percent in 2020, largely due to illicit fentanyl.
read moreStates Can Do More to Leverage Federal Funding to Support School Based Health Services
NASBE analysis finds school-based health services are a powerful, yet underused strategy to expand equitable healthcare to students.
read moreEnhancing School-Based Health Services
School-based health services (SBHS) are a powerful, yet underused strategy to expand equitable healthcare to students.
read moreEducation Support Professionals are an Untapped Resource for Whole-Child Support
Alexandria, Va.—Making up a third of the public education workforce, education support professionals (ESPs) frequently step up to support and mentor students. But they typically lack sufficient recognition, training, compensation, and support for carrying out these tasks, according to a new policy update from the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). ESPs include […]
read moreEducation Support Professionals as Partners in Improving School Climate
State boards of education should champion education support professionals as partners in improving school climate.
read moreCreating State Education Systems That Value Student Cultures
State boards can set the stage for learning environments that connect and engage all students.
read moreInvesting Equitably in School Facilities
With newly available federal infrastructure funding, states can direct resources toward school facilities with the most need.
read moreNASBE Recruits Five States for Healthy School Facilities Network
NASBE is launching a new Healthy School Facilities (HSF) Network! We will select 5 states to participate, and each state will receive a grant of $10,000 to support staff work time and to convene in-state stakeholder meetings.
read moreStates Adopt Trauma-Informed Teacher Training, Few Consider Secondary Traumatic Stress
Embed trauma-informed practices in mandated teacher training can ensure that schools reduce the risks to teachers from STS, according to NASBE analysis.
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