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Kansas bill takes aim at screen time in schools. It would create extra costs for school districts
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (507+ words) Kansas lawmakers are considering another bill that would aim to reduce the amount of time students spend on digital devices in school. The bill would limit how much time students can use school-owned devices in the classroom each day. It…...
Peacekeepers program helps Wichita middle-schoolers resolve their own conflicts
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (673+ words) Middle schools can be volatile places. Emotions run high, conflicts break out, and a seemingly harmless incident can suddenly turn into high stakes " and high drama. Dealing with that friction can be tricky, even for experienced teachers and administrators. So…...
When holidays bring kids and adults together, here are some games you might consider
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (542+ words) The holiday season is on the way, and if you're looking for fun things to do during family get-togethers, you might consider a new card or board game. And when you're shopping, you have a lot to think about. "Single-player…...
'Fairyland' recalls a girl's life with her poet father in pre-AIDS San Francisco
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (487+ words) 1970s San Francisco was a place where a young girl and her widowed, gay father could live a fun, unconventional life. That was writer Alysia Abbott's childhood before the AIDS epidemic. She wrote about it in Fairyland: A Memoir of My…...
Ukrainian teachers and students keep education alive despite war
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (377+ words) September is usually the start of the school year in Ukraine, but as Russia's full-scale invasion nears its fourth year, about 2 million students are still displaced. With more than 3,500 schools destroyed, Ukraine's teachers and students have been driven underground, literally....
The author of "Body Beautiful" on teaching kids how to love their bodies
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (572+ words) SUSAN VERDE: Thank you. Thank you so much for having me. DETROW: Where did this idea first come from? DETROW: We're talking about young, really young kids in a lot of these examples. Is there one specific moment that you…...
For mixed status families, deportation fears cast shadow over new academic year
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (444+ words) M. and her husband have lived and worked in the U.S. for around 15 years. Their kids are all U.S. citizens, but she says this summer it just felt too risky to go anywhere. There were no trips to the pool, no visits to…...
Kansas foster children might miss class because of school enrollment issues
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (819+ words) Kansas foster children are missing school because of paperwork troubles. In one case, a child was moved from their home to another county, where they attended school without issues. But when the child needed to leave that foster home, a…...
AI companies are targeting students. Here's how that's changing studying
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (991+ words) Students are using ChatGPT more than ever " and ChatGPT knows it. Last week, OpenAI launched "study mode" in its chatbot, aimed directly at the student market. It's meant to behave more like a tutor than a machine that spits out…...
Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (960+ words) If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to a higher risk of…...