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New NASBE Resource Released on Student Safety and Wellness
1/18/19 The new issue of National Association of State School Boards State Education Standard explores the web of issues that intersect student safety and wellness, including students’ physical, mental, social, and emotional health and the quality of their learning environment.
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National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week is January 22–27, 2019
1/11/19 CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) is teaming up with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism by encouraging education agencies and youth-serving organizations to participate in National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) 2019. NDAFW focuses on connecting students with science-based facts about drugs and alcohol.
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New APP Article: Health and Mental Health Needs of Children in US Military Families
1/10/19 Children in US military families share common experiences and unique challenges, including parental deployment and frequent relocation. This clinical report provides a background to military culture and offers practical guidance to assist civilian and military pediatricians caring for military children.
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2019 Monitoring the Future Report Released
1/9/19 Key findings from the survey include those on vaping and nicotine indicate that National adolescent drug trends in 2018 indicated that the vaping increase was the largest year to year increase ever recorded in the U.S. for 10th and 12th grade students.
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Public Comment Period On Proposed New York State's ESSA plan Open Until 1/25/19
1/7/19 NYSED is inviting public comment on two topics: the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPR). The public comment period on proposed regulations to implement New York State's ESSA plan will run through January 25. The public comment period on APPR gives stakeholders the opportunity to provide input on the proposed extension of the transition period for APPR through the 2019-20 school year. The extension would continue the moratorium delinking student assessments from teacher and principal evaluations. The public comment period on APPR will end February 25.
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NYS Commissioner of Education and Health Release Joint Letter on E-Cigarettes
1/4/19 NYSED Commissioner, MaryEllen Elia and NYSDOH Commissioner Howard Zucker M.D, J.D., have release a joint letter concerning an emerging public health threat on the widespread use of electronic cigarettes/e-cigarettes among NYS youth.
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Healthy School, Healthy Staff, Healthy Students: A Guide to Improving School Employee Wellness
1/1/19 The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors has released a new resource titled Healthy School, Healthy Staff, Healthy Students: A Guide to Improving School Employee Wellness, to assist school districts and schools in establishing or enhancing an employee wellness initiative.
