Traditional pastoral care is expanding to help alleviate the college mental health crisis 

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

At a recent dinner I attended with college presidents, the overwhelming majority cited mental health as the major issue on their campus. This week, The Hechinger Report’s Olivia Sanchez writes about how religious groups ([link removed]) are stepping in, adding mental health clinicians in campus religious hubs and training religious leaders to know when to refer students for psychological care. We also have news about another issue college presidents are less likely to call attention to: rising college prices. The cost of college almost always goes in one direction – up – which is why I urge you to take a look ([link removed]) at a surprising new response and strategy: colleges that are cutting tuition.

This week we also drill down on some of the controversy and reaction to the “Sold a Story” ([link removed]) podcast, which we co-published on our site with our partners from APM. We are still publishing letters ([link removed]) in ([link removed]) response, as I explain in this column ([link removed]) about the so-called reading wars. I welcome your views.

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** Campus religious groups step into a new realm: mental health counseling ([link removed])
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Traditional pastoral care is being expanded in order to meet the needs of students
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** As enrollment falls and public skepticism grows, some colleges are cutting their prices ([link removed])
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The cost of college has stopped rising faster than inflation for the first time since the 1980s



** Inside the podcast that reignited the reading wars ([link removed])
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‘Sold a Story’ investigates how a faulty method of literacy instruction took hold, sparking anger, questions and concerns



** Helping transfers get into elite colleges ([link removed])
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The new Transfer Scholars Network aims to help community college students enroll in selective colleges



** OPINION: For the students we wish we’d taught better ([link removed])
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More than 650 teachers urge balanced literacy leaders to reckon with research



** OPINION: We must support the teachers who will be in charge of expanding Native history lessons ([link removed])
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New laws won’t help unless teachers are prepared to accurately and honestly reflect the full history of this nation



** With virtual reality, students get a glimpse of different careers ([link removed])
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Boys & Girls Clubs are using VR technology to take kids inside workplaces and let them explore career options



** TEACHER VOICE: In a post-pandemic world, we must pay more attention to emotions ([link removed])
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Kindergarten students have a lot of challenges: They need special words and tools to help them cope



** STUDENT VOICE: For hope and direction, Black middle schoolers need role models that look like them ([link removed])
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We need a teaching force that better reflects the students they are teaching

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