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From the Desk of CASEL Chronic absenteeism is a national crisis, with roughly 1 in 5 students missing 10 percent or more of the school year. That’s why we were encouraged by the introduction of the All in for Attendance Act in…..
Opinion Nicholas Kristof NYT June 6th 2026 A quiz question: Which state does best at ensuring the well-being of its citizens, giving them health, education and hope? It’s not one of the richest places per capita to live, which — depending on…..
Scores for 9-year-olds increased in both reading and mathematics between 2022 and 2025 Average scores were higher in 2025 than in 2022 for 9-year-old students in reading and mathematics. The average scores in 2025 were 4 points higher in reading and…..
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2026/05/08/well-being-youth-mental-health/ MS. MARTIN: Thank you so much for having me. MS. STEAD SELLERS: Well, we’re delighted to talk about this important topic, and let’s get back to those numbers I was just mentioning. Forty percent of high school students report…..
Talia Richman5/27/2026 5:30 a.m. EDT Psychologists and social workers are among those in jeopardy as Montgomery County grapples with its budget After a February shooting at Wootton High School, nearly 100 mental health professionals flooded the campus to help traumatized…..
By Katherine Ellison Jan 5th 2025 Washington Post When asked why he didn’t begin writing novels until his 30s, the celebrated Czech author Milan Kundera said he didn’t have the requisite experience when he was younger. “This jerk that I was,…..
By Maureen Dowd Opinion Columnist, reporting from Washington Humans may be on the way out. But at least the humanities are back. Or so some of the tech gods tell us. After decades of dismissing liberal arts and humanities studies as useless…..
Liz Bowie5/15/2026 2:10 p.m. EDT The state ranks third for improvement in reading and fifth in math Maryland students made a faster comeback than students in more than 30 states after steep academic declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to…..
1. Core Competency Training: Delivering the Trajectory-Based SEL Model Project Change rejects the modern standard of treating communal disease with isolated, individual wellness plans. When the polis—the collective educational environment—is systemically stressed, trying to cure it by fixing individual students…..
Narrative: Need / Problem Statement 1. The Core Community Problem: Geographic and Economic Disparities in SEL Well-Being While Montgomery County, Maryland, is historically recognized as an affluent region, this broad metric masks severe pockets of concentrated poverty, housing instability, and…..