A note that the online education publication Chalkbeat is inviting Latinx students and teachers to share their responses to this question: What do you think Hispanic/Latino students need from their school leaders and communities this academic year to be healthy and successful?" Find out more here and in Spanish here.

I remember being younger, a little person, probably in Pre-K, and singing this song:

I’m sure—or at least I’m hoping – that this had some connection to whatever the term for “social and emotional learning” was back then. Because today, in my adult mind, the image of a teapot and steam is pointing me towards the critical importance of self-care. Read more >

Students consider what it's like to be a refugee and how we can welcome newcomers. Older students discuss the Afghan refugees arriving in the U.S. and how we might support them.

In this back-to-school activity, high school students partner with students from a class in a neighboring school to share and document strategies and coping mechanisms for getting through challenging times.

"School buildings and budgets aren’t up to the task of weathering climate disasters and the experience of living through these calamities is adding to the mental health strains on students already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic." By Caroline Preston at The Hechinger Report

"But seriously, who? Because while it is Hispanic Heritage Month, the notion of a multiracial, multinational, pan-ethnic identity called "Hispanic" is a relatively recent — and somewhat haphazard invention — in the United States." NPR's Code Switch podcast

The Classroom Management Field Can't Stop Chasing the Wrong Goal: When will we stop trying to manage children? "Newer initiatives dedicated to instilling in students a growth mindset, self-regulation, grit, resilience, and mindfulness are ways of fixing individuals rather than addressing systemic problems." By Alfie Kohn in EdWeek.

"It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of our much loved and admired friend and colleague – Dr. Roger P. Weissberg. For more than 25 years, he served as a leader, mentor, and collaborator to education leaders and advocates across the country" as one of the earliest supporters and leading voices for social and emotional learning. From CASEL

“We have to be visible. We should not be ashamed of who we are.” — Gay liberation and transgender rights activist Sylvia Rivera