Focus
Teaching That Empowers Creative Minds
For Ashanti Branch, the principles of creative problem-solving are key to empowering young people of color. Read More 
Education
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Mindfulness for Middle Schoolers
Two new studies from Yale, Harvard and MIT found that mindfulness may help improve mental health and academic performance in middle schoolers. Read More
Focus
Meditation in Public Schools: Pro or Con?
Does meditation help students navigate stressful thoughts, or set them up to be more passive? A look into the debate around meditation in schools. Read More
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Finding Your Way Back Home
For Dena Simmons, “mindfulness was not something that I got to do by sitting in a quiet space and meditating.” She shares her mindful journey from the streets of Bronx to the ivory towers of Yale and back. Read More
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Three Simple Mindfulness Practices You Can Use Every Day
When it comes to the usual ways of learning—reading, writing, and listening to others—we often just shovel information into our brains. Mirabai Bush suggests how we can learn more deeply and enjoyably. Read More
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How Educators Can Become More Resilient This School Year
A new book offers practical tips to help teachers overcome challenges and stress. Read More
Focus
The Surprising Benefits of Teaching a Class Outside
A new study finds that a class in nature helps kids be more attentive and focused once they return indoors. Read More
Health
How Social-Emotional Skills Can Fit into School Curricula
K-12 teachers offer practical—and fun!—ways that social-emotional learning can be integrated into traditional lessons. Read More
Health
Mindfulness in Schools Can Provide a Lifeline for Teens
How one mother's vision to help her daughter and daughter's friends with anxiety turned into a mindfulness program that's been taught to 15,000 kids in eight school districts. Read More
Kids and Teens
How to Avoid A Poorly Designed School Mindfulness Program
Designing and instituting a program for mindfulness in schools is fraught with potential problems. Here’s how to avoid having a poorly-designed program. Read More
