Each year, millions of children experience mental health concerns that affect not only their well-being, but also their ability to fully engage in the learning environment. Of children who access the treatment they need, at least 70% do so in a school-based setting — underscoring the role of K-12 schools in addressing student mental health.
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Early Education (P-3)High SchoolK-12
Maintaining stability is key to improving student access to quality educational opportunities, especially for students farthest from opportunity. But for the 300,000 children and youth in foster care in the United States each year, stability can be hard to […]
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