Kavitha Cardoza
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With schools closed and kids cooped up at home, soccer coaches, dance instructors and other leaders of extracurricular activites are finding creative ways of keeping kids active and engaged.
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Camp Mariposa in Dayton, Ohio, is designed just for them. The program lets these children share their experiences, learn coping strategies and, most importantly, get to be kids. -
A heat wave has much of the U.S. in its grips, including in Washington D.C. But some residents have found ways to cope.
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With 40 percent of its students at risk of failing, one radical new high school in Washington, D.C., wrestles with whether to lower its own high expectations. -
NewsIn a radical new high school in Washington, D.C., the push for academic success sometimes clashes with providing young men the love and support they need to thrive. -
When this new boys-only, public school in Washington, D.C., opened its doors in August 2016 to a class of roughly 100 freshmen of color, NPR and Education Week were there. All. Year. -
NewsAnxiety is the most frequently diagnosed mental disorder in children. A unique school in Fairfax, Va., tries to help students with severe anxiety who have trouble going to class. -
NewsSchool nurses play a critical role in identifying students with mental health disorders, but there aren't enough of them and they often don't have enough training. -
NewsOne of the biggest myths? That children don't kill themselves. It's just not true. Children as young as 5 take their own lives every year. -
An estimated 20 percent of children show signs or symptoms of a mental health problem. It's a destructive force in schools, but most educators don't have the training or resources to help.
