One Stanford researcher examined NYS Regents tests over a one hundred year period. What did she find?

Shakespeare’s muse or misery? A study of 100 years of Regents tests

Architectural design has the power to reinvent spaces, relationships and cultures. Check out this week’s episode which discusses how school design can promote a school’s vision of blended learning.

Arch Studio 101: School design for blended learning

Taking a year off before college, commonly known as a gap year, became the “it” thing to do after Malia Obama’s decision to take one. NYSSBA’s latest Study Break offers ways all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, can afford to take a gap year.

Backpacking through Europe: How to address equity for a gap year

NYSSBA’s latest podcast offers proven tips to get your students to eat their peas and carrots.

Eat Your Veggies! Placement and pizazz boost vegetable consumption at school

“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope….” - Robert F. Kennedy. 

Check out this week’s podcast to learn how schools can shape students’ moral development.

In the aftermath of Charlottesville: How schools can cultivate upstanders

Should racial epithets keep a classic novel out of the curriculum?

Bye, Bye Mockingbird?

What should schools know about the dangerous online teen behavior known as digital self-harm?

Dear Me … I Hate You.

Rural schools often have unique challenges. Learn creative ways to offset some of them.

Look to Your Neighbor

Don’t underestimate B students. They may win in the end.

Be Aware of the B

Find out best practices for K-12 crowdfunding.

K-12 Crowdfunding Tool Informs School Policy

The College Board is rolling out a new tool to capture student resourcefulness against the odds. So, why is this important?

SAT Scores with Adversity

Climate change is taking a toll on youth mental health. How can school leaders help?

Watch our NYSSBA News episode on the recent climate strike here: http://bit.ly/2n7iF2w

How Can Schools Tackle Eco-Anxiety?

Young students learn empathy and hone perspective-taking skills when they care for animals.

Myrtle the Turtle: A Lesson in Empathy

A possible new mandate for dyslexia screening in New York schools may be on its way. What you should know.

Kicking the "Dis" Out of Dyslexia

Hit Rewind on #CancelCulture

Pronouns capture a major aspect of identity. Proper usage is important.

The Gist on Gender-Neutral Pronouns

Youth are reporting mental health concerns. How can we foster resilience?

Armor Up Against Angst

Teens are weary and bored in class, says Yale researchers. How can schools improve student engagement?

What Makes the Social Butterflies and Poets Tick?

How are youth processing news about the coronavirus? What steps can schools take to allay fears students might have? 

This week’s Study Break features Dr. Janine Domingues, clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute. Dr. Domingues discusses how kids’ cognitive and emotional development may play into fears about the virus and how this might affect both student learning and mental health.

How to Reduce Youth Pandemic Anxiety

As learning goes online, communities grow stronger.

Schools Go Remote. NY Goes Strong.

How to Beat the Self-Quarantine Blues

One good deed highlights the healing power of the performing arts.

The Show Must (Sort of) Go On

One symbol unites us all during the pandemic.

Follow The Rainbow

Difficult times can be stressful. Learn to build an alliance with stress.

Make Stress Your Ally

Pass the Transition Playbook

One video game is helping students emotionally deal with missing school.

Building Back Our School

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Some students who struggle at school find learning at home more fulfilling. Why?

Lovin' Learnin' at Home

No one wants to be a Monday morning quarterback when it comes to resuming school sports in the fall. Study Break talks to Chris Watson, director of communications for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, who discusses sports guidance and the new normal for high school athletics.

Game Of Inches

Join Study Break's host, Dr. Gayle Simidian, as she chats with Dr. Gil Noam, founder and director of the PEAR Institute, Partnerships in Education and Resilience, at McLean Hospital and associate professor at Harvard Medical School. They will discuss the socio-emotional and academic challenges and opportunities of reopening schools in the fall.

On Reopening Schools: How Students Can Thrive

Put down the books. Grab your earbuds! Take a short study break with the New York State School Boards Association and hear about the latest, and greatest, in education research.

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