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Posted: January 2, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

This web toolkit provides step-by-step information and tools for comprehensive suicide prevention. The toolkit provides guidance about how to use these seven elements of comprehensive suicide prevention: 

  1. Unity – how to develop broad-based support for a unified vision 

  1. Data – how to use data to guide action and improve efforts 

  1. Planning – how to use a strategic planning process 

  1. Fit – how to align activities with community culture and needs 

  1. Integration – how to use multiple, complementary approaches 

  1. Communication – how to communicate clearly, safely, and consistently 

  1. Sustainability – how to create long-lasting change 

Learn more. 

Posted: January 2, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED)

This video shares simple tips and tricks on finding and applying for scholarships. Learn more. 

Posted: January 2, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

In this video, NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough discuss the moment of inertia and its effects on rotating objects. The video demonstrates what happens to Astronaut McArthur’s angular speed as she alters her moment of inertia in microgravity aboard the International Space Station. Learn more. 

Posted: January 2, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

In this video, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi explains the differences between chemical and physical changes and highlights some examples that happen as part of daily life aboard the International Space Station. In the corresponding classroom connection (PDF, 6 pages), students will experiment with different chemical changes by observing the effects of reactions between everyday items. Learn more. 

Posted: December 21, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

This infographic shares steps to help parents coach their child’s literacy learning at home. Tips on providing feedback and offering other coaching support to break down difficult tasks are provided. Learn more. 

Posted: December 21, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)

This infographic (PDF, 4 pages) presents data on the percentage of public school students ages 5–21 who are English learners with disabilities (ELSWD) in need of special education and related services. Recommendations for serving and supporting ELSWDs are provided. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages). 

Posted: December 20, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA)

In this activity, students will use their knowledge of coding to create a system that can send and receive radio signals. Students will encode a message into the signal that can be decoded by other students. Learn more. 

Posted: December 20, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA)

In these activities, students in grades 4-12 will use code to program planets to make music that is out of this world. Students will explore how computer science can be used to learn about our universe and to be creative at the same time. Learn more. 

Posted: December 19, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS), National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)

This webinar recording discusses practical, ready-to-use strategies for preventing sexual violence and other gender-based violence in the secondary school setting. This webinar featured a roundtable of educators, prevention experts, and other officials describing actual practices, strategies, and lessons learned in their efforts to support prevention and reduce the incidence of gender-based violence in middle and high schools. Learn more. 

Posted: December 19, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS), National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)

In this webinar, presenters discussed the causes of bullying behavior and the impacts of bullying. Experts defined and discussed the impacts of identity-based bullying and explored strategies for improving school climate to lessen identity-based bullying. Learn more. 

Posted: December 19, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

This video describes six steps to create a suicide safety plan, including identifying warning signs, coping strategies, and trusted resources. Sample language for sharing the video on social media are provided. Learn more. 

Posted: December 19, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

This video shares warning signs of suicide in young people. Sample language for sharing the video on social media are provided. Learn more. 

Posted: December 19, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Information Gateway

This webpage includes cultural competence, cultural humility, and responsiveness resources to help agencies, their professionals, and families better understand and communicate effectively with individuals across various cultures. Learn more. 

Posted: December 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Information Gateway

This webpage shares resources that highlight how programs and child welfare professionals can support young parents, including parents in out-of-home care. State and local examples of strengths-based programs for young parents are provided. Learn more. 

Posted: December 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Information Gateway

This webpage shares guidance on working with expectant and parenting youth in out-of-home care and ways to support them and their families. State and local examples are provided. Learn more. 

Posted: December 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Information Gateway

This bulletin (PDF, 18 pages) provides strategies for caseworkers, agencies, and other youth-serving professionals to better support expectant and parenting youth and their families. The bulletin provides tips for working with these young people and shares case-level and systemwide strategies that contribute to overall improved outcomes. Learn more.  

Posted: December 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Information Gateway

This fact sheet (PDF, 10 pages) shares stories and advice from caregivers and birth parents who have experienced kinship care on the importance of maintaining boundaries, managing family dynamics, building trust, positive parenting and communication, and securing support. Learn more. 

Posted: December 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

This webpage contains a set of web tables that highlight data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The tables include data on: 

  • Graduation Rates for Selected Cohorts, 2014-19 

  • Outcome Measures for Cohort Year 2014-15 

  • Student Financial Aid in Postsecondary Institutions, Academic Year 2021-22 

  • Admissions in Postsecondary Institutions, fall 2022 

Learn more. 

Posted: December 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Census Bureau

This Kahoot! Game showcases festive Census Bureau data on imports of holiday decorations, population estimates for places like Santa Claus, Indiana, and Rudolph, Wisconsin, and more holiday-related statistics and facts. Learn more. 

Posted: December 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

This interactive report describes results from the 8th cycle of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international comparative study of 15-year-old students' performance in reading, mathematics, and science literacy. The report presents results across these subject areas: 

  • Mathematics Literacy 

  • Reading Literacy 

  • Science Literacy 

  • Financial Literacy 

Learn more.