The UCLA Center for MH in Schools & Student/Learning Support has provided resources for responding after school violence in response to requests from schools across the country. With few days left this school year, the focus at schools will be on supporting students, their families, and staff and enhancing safety…
Proposed US Department of Education (USDE) Section 504 rule updates aimed at addressing barriers for students with disabilities, fix outdated language, and align with civil rights laws will almost surely not make a revised October deadline. To date, The USDE has yet to send its regulatory plans to the Office of Management and Budget, which…
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As school districts nationwide work to help children and families retain benefits amid the transition to automatic renewal systems due to the end of the pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is threatening state Medicaid agencies with sanctions for improperly removing children from the safety-net coverage during…
As the opioid abuse crisis continues to wreak havoc and the number of overdoses are reaching historic highs, laws have been passed in Illinois, Mississippi, Oregon, and Texas that call for statewide lessons on fentanyl and drug abuse. Similar legislation is also currently under consideration in California. The push to…
NAPSA Sponsors Gaggle and Vector Solutions are providing NAPSA Members with access to two free webinars. The first webinar, sponsored by Gaggle, will be made available via virtual means on Wednesday, September 13th at 11:00 AM ET. The title of the suicide awareness webinar is "It Takes a Community: Suicide…
As next year's deadline for American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds approaches, school districts must prepare for the impact. To that end, with roughly a year left before the September 2024 obligation deadline, The School Superintendents Association (AASA) launched its fourth American Rescue Plan (ARP) survey of school district leaders to…
Due to a record number of school shootings in 2022, and a trend for even more in 2023, schools are approaching the 2023-24 school year with a focus on school safety. As a result, school safety experts are suggesting three school safety trends will surface in 2023-24. To see what…
School districts endeavoring to increase attendance rates are moving away from punitive approaches in favor of prevention and problem-solving strategies, attendance experts said in a recent webinar hosted by Attendance Works. Some of those newer strategies include analyzing data to better target interventions, adjusting truancy policies and building strong parent-school relationships with…
It is estimated that 536,400 children have lost access to Medicaid and CHIP insurance since automatic renewals ended in April. As a result, a toolkit from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) titled Medicaid and CHIP Renewals: Reaching Children and Families in School-Based and Early Education and Care…
