This animated video offers advice for the school improvement process that was suggested by members of the Equity and School Improvement Community of Practice. The video includes advice within these five areas of the school improvement process:
Designation of low performing schools
Crafting messages
Setting planning requirements
Supporting changes
Sustaining improvements
This webpage provides an overview of the National Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health, which will serve as a centralized, trusted source for evidence-based education and technical assistance to support the mental health of children and adolescents as they navigate social media. The webpage contains links to tip sheets, podcasts, webinars, and a Q&A portal for parents, teens, educators, and clinicians. Additional resources are provided. Learn more.
This webpage shares best practices for engaging young adult lived experience experts in helping child welfare agencies better support the ongoing needs of young people currently and formerly in foster care. The webpage contains resources and webinar recordings on topic areas such as youth and young adult engagement, financial assistance, service array development, and more. Learn more.
This webpage features a press release and a video announcing the 2023 Blue Ribbon Schools. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. ED formally recognized the 313 public and 40 private schools selected as this year’s Blue Ribbon Schools at an awards ceremony on November 16 and 17, 2023, in Washington, DC. Learn more.
This webpage contains questions to help guide parents’ conversations with teachers and other school staff. These questions focus on building strong relationships with students' schools year-round, sustaining two-way communication, and structuring support for students between home and school. Additional resources are provided. Learn more.
ED announced funding for three technical assistance (TA) centers to support the Department’s Raise the Bar: Lead the World initiative. These TA centers will fund state and local efforts to support and enhance student wellbeing, academic success, and school safety:
Comprehensive Literacy State Development Center
National Technical Assistance Center for 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Student Support and Academic Enrichment and Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) Stronger Connections Technical Assistance Center
This resource (PDF, 3 pages) defines bullying and offers bullying prevention strategies that school leaders, teachers, and staff can implement to help identify, address, and prevent bullying in schools. Additional resources are provided. Learn more (PDF, 3 pages).
This webpage contains information on firearm violence and firearm-related deaths, prevention strategies, funding opportunities, and existing research. Learn more.
This webpage contains resources to help states and communities take advantage of the best available evidence to prevent violence. These documents cover a variety of topics impacting young people and families, including:
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Child Abuse and Neglect
Intimate Partner Violence
Sexual Violence
Suicide
Youth Violence
Frequently asked questions and tips on implementing Resources for Action are provided. Learn more.
This webpage contains videos, tips, and resources for parents, families, and professionals about staying safe online. Learn more.
This guide (PDF, 22 pages) provides resources to assess and address social influences of health and education (SIHE) affecting students, their families, and communities. The resource provides tools and practical strategies for identifying root causes of identified or emerging problems and shares effective interventions to reduce social and environmental barriers to learning and enhance home and community strengths. The guide is designed for school-based health centers (SBHCs), comprehensive school mental health systems (CSMHSs), and school health and mental health providers. Learn more (PDF, 22 pages).
This training (PDF, 2 pages) presents approaches to resilience for faculty, staff, and administrators at institutions of higher education (IHEs) before, during, or after an emergency event. The training shares information on compassion fatigue, including occupational burnout, the unique aspects of IHE campus culture and climate, the relationship between trauma and resilience when crises occur, the development of a self-care plan, and Psychological First Aid.
Participants will learn resilience strategies to increase their ability to work effectively with their peers, students, faculty, and staff impacted by stress, loss, and trauma brought on by emergency events. To request the free training, IHEs must complete and submit the Training by Request Host Site Application. Learn more and apply (PDF, 2 pages).
This infographic shares outcomes from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The infographic discusses substance use, substance use disorders, mental health issues, suicidality, and perceived recovery from substance use or mental health issues among the non-institutionalized population aged 12 or older in the United States. Learn more.
SAMHSA released reports and detailed tables from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The materials present nationally representative data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; substance use disorders; mental health issues; and receipt of substance use and mental health treatment among the civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older in the United States. Learn more.
The report (PDF, 17 pages) describes effective strategies for collaborating with community-based organizations at the state and local levels for program implementation. The report includes examples of collaborations between local education agencies and community-based organizations. The report is designed for state coordinators for homeless education, local homeless education liaisons, and community-based organizations that work with young people experiencing homelessness. Learn more.
This webpage provides an overview of the School Breakfast Program (SBP). SBP provides reimbursement to states to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions. This webpage shares information for households, program operators, and local and state agencies. Additional resources are provided. Learn more.
This webpage provides an overview of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). NSLP is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. This webpage shares information for parents and caregivers, program operators, and state agencies. Learn more.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford nutritious food essential to health and well-being. This webpage shares links to frequently asked questions about SNAP eligibility and an overview of benefits. Information for families, farmers/producers, retailers, and local and state agencies are provided. Learn more.
This webpage shares stories from youth and adoptive families about the importance of youth having their voices heard and the impact building a relationship based on mutual trust can have on a young person’s life. Child welfare professionals may use these stories to help discuss permanency planning with youth. Learn more.
This playbook (PDF, 8 pages) identifies evidence-based workforce development strategies that state and local governments—leveraging support from the American Rescue Plan—are using to strengthen their workforces, grow their economies, and address barriers for underserved workers, including community college students (PDF, 8 pages). Learn more (PDF, 8 pages).