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- Student Well-Being Should Schools Reward Attendance? What the Experts SayEdWeek talked to experts about the equity of attendance awards, as well as alternatives to awards to encourage students to come to school.Student Well-Being What New Research Shows About the Link Between Achievement and SELA study analyzed assessments of SEL skills and math and reading performance.Student Well-Being Collection The State of School Health WorkersEducation Week examines the state of school health workers at a time when many say the demands of the job are making them consider quitting.Student Well-Being Opinion What ‘Ted Lasso’ Can Teach Us About School SportsSchool athletics has the potential to be wonderful, but not if we ignore the history of toxicity in many athletics programs.Student Well-Being Reports Serving Students' Mental and Physical Health Needs: Results of a National SurveyThis report details findings from a survey of K-12 school health staffers, including school nurses and health teachers.Student Well-Being Addressing Chronic Absenteeism: 4 Takeaways From EducatorsSurging absences threaten schools' learning recovery efforts.Student Well-Being Students Doodle. How Teachers Can Use That Habit to Teach MindfulnessStudents often doodle—sometimes to fidget, to focus, or just to stay awake in class. The habit can frustrate teachers.Student Well-Being Opinion The Surprising Ways You Can Influence Students’ DecisionsThink students should make a certain choice? Here’s how to sway them.Student Well-Being More States Call on Schools to Provide Period Products, But Many Don't Fund MandatesSeventeen states and the District of Columbia require schools to stock free menstrual products for students, an analysis finds.Student Well-Being From Our Research Center For Condoms and Contraceptives for Teens, Most Schools Are Not a SourceA new national survey shows that sexual and reproductive health services are mostly unavailable in schools.Student Well-Being Q&A Why This District Equips High School Students With NaloxoneAddressing student substance abuse should be a collaboration between schools and the community, according to a district leader.Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Schools Face Big Challenges in Curbing Students' Substance AbuseMost school health workers report seeing an increase in the number of students using marijuana or vaping products.Student Well-Being After a School Shooting, a Principal Launches a Nonprofit to Improve Students' Mental HealthJerry Sparby's HuddLUp program is designed to address mental wellness through play.Student Well-Being Healthier School Lunches May Have Curbed Childhood Obesity, New Study FindsEfforts to make school meals healthier—while uneven in their implementation from Obama to Trump to Biden—could be paying off.Student Well-Being Opinion How to Make the Last Day of School CountThe end of the school year is so important. Here’s why.