Announcements

This animated video offers those who work with, coach, teach, or care for adolescents a brief introduction to co-regulation support rooted in evidence-informed strategies to foster self-regulation in youth. From their middle school years through young adulthood, youth need trusted adults to help them build self-regulation. Learn more and watch.

This activity shows students in grades 5—8 how to make their own recycled paper embedded with seeds at home. Students can plant the paper in soil and sprouts will appear within weeks. Detailed directions and an instructional video are provided. Learn more. 

This toolkit (PDF, 105 pages) provides background and actionable resources about how educators can text parents and caregivers as an effective strategy for reducing chronic absenteeism. The toolkit is designed to help district leaders and staff:  

1. Consider goals and priorities for using text messaging to communicate with parents about student absences. 

2. Understand the attendance data collection procedures and information technology (IT) infrastructure needed to implement a texting strategy.   

3. Consider whether the text messaging strategies used in the Parent Messaging Study are feasible to adopt and implement.  

4. Set up a text messaging system using the district’s student information system and (if appropriate) a short messaging service (SMS) vendor. 

Learn more (PDF, 105 pages). 

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Capacity Assessment Tool (ACECAT) (PDF, 17 pages) helps health agencies inventory their capacity to address and prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This resource is a companion piece to the ACECAT that provides concrete steps to completing the ACECAT asynchronously. Learn more. 

This toolkit (PDF, 20 pages) describes and defines adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), offers strategies for preventing ACEs, and discusses public health officials’ role in policy development around ACEs. The toolkit also offers guidance to public heath officials on developing an ACEs policy strategy. Learn more (PDF, 20 pages). 

This webpage contains a crossword puzzle with terms about Earth’s journey around the sun and important points around its orbit that educators can use with students. The page contains additional resources to find clues to solve the puzzle. Learn more. 

NASA is releasing its first complete season of Universo Curioso de la NASA, a Spanish-language podcast. This season features NASA experts as they discuss space exploration, space technology, and scientific discoveries. The first two episodes  are available now. Episodes include: 

• Tuesday, Sept. 12: Trailer for Season 1 

• Tuesday, Sept. 19: Episode 1: Sample Return Missions: Bringing Space Back to Earth 

• Tuesday, Sept. 26: Episode 2: What Happens to the Human Body in Space? 

• Tuesday, Oct. 3: Episode 3: Our Changing Oceans 

• Tuesday, Oct. 10: Episode 4: All About the Sun 

• Tuesday, Oct. 17: Episode 5: Are We Alone in the Universe? 

Learn more. 

This report examines how poverty passes from one generation to another, identifies potential policies and programs to reduce it, and makes recommendations to address gaps in data and research. Learn more. 

This webpage contains resources to raise awareness about the importance of child and adolescent mental health. Resources include graphics, fact sheets, videos, activity workbooks, social media content, and more. Learn more. 

This webpage features handouts from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, that have been translated from English to Spanish and tested with Spanish-speaking audiences, with adjustments to layouts, photos, and wording to improve relevance. This webpage provides tips and resources for healthcare professionals and families. Learn more. 

This webpage provides resources for institutions of higher education (IHEs) about school and workplace violence. The resources are organized within these categories: 

• Active shooter incident 

• Civil unrest/mass protest 

• Soft target/crowded places 

• SchoolSafety.gov 

• U.S. Secret Service school safety research 

• All workplace and school violence 

Learn more. 

This webpage highlights scholarships, fellowships, and education programs for different fields of study. Learn more. 

The Equity in Education Dashboard compiles key findings and trends on the current state of educational equity in the United States. This website highlight disparities in education across a variety of domains among population groups, including differences by race/ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, English learner status, and disability status. Domains include: 

• Kindergarten readiness 

• K-12 learning and engagement 

• Educational attainment 

• Extent of racial, ethnic, and economic segregation 

• Equitable access to high quality early learning programs 

• Equitable access to high quality curricula and instruction 

Learn more. 

This toolkit (PDF, 14 pages) contains communication tools, resources, and information to help spread the word about National Adoption Month (NAM) this November. Learn more (PDF, 14 pages). 

This report (PDF, 46 pages) describes findings from Child Safety Forward (CSF), a three-year initiative to develop multidisciplinary strategies and responses to address serious or near-death injuries and fatalities resulting from child abuse or neglect. This report provides a project overview, a description of the methodology, and a discussion of findings and implications. Learn more (PDF, 46 pages).

This fact sheet explores how to responsibly engage human trafficking survivors through trauma-informed approaches that promote transparency, trust, equity, inclusivity, and commitment to collaboration. The fact sheet provides background information and promising practices from trafficking survivors and anti-trafficking practitioners. Learn more. 

This annual report (PDF, 1141 pages) focuses on the efforts of U.S. trade beneficiary countries and territories to eliminate the worst forms of child labor through legislation, enforcement mechanisms, policies, and social programs. The report presents:  

• Findings on the prevalence and sectoral distribution of the worst forms of child labor in each country. 

• Country-specific suggestions for government action (since 2009). 

• Individual country assessments that identify where Significant, Moderate, Minimal, or No Advancement has been made (since 2011). 

Learn more. 

This webpage offers tips to support communication between parents/caregivers and their children and teens. The webpage provides recommendations, conversation starters, and additional resources. Learn more. 

This webpage contains tools, resources, and sample social media posts to promote student health and well-being that can be used year-round. Learn more. 

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is November 13–19, 2023. NAW is a nationwide celebration where employers, industry associations, labor organizations, community-based organizations, workforce partners, educators, and government leaders host events to showcase the successes and value of Registered Apprenticeship.  

This year NAW’s theme, “Registered Apprenticeship: Superhighway to Good Jobs,” highlights Registered Apprenticeship as a proven and industry-driven training model that expedites the pathway into good jobs and improves diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the workplace. Learn more.