"Det är tydligt att vår skolledning ser pandemin som en händelse som inte riktigt angår dem eller kräver något särskilt av dem. När personalen uttrycker oro eller ställer krav på någon slags ledarskap blir de närmast förvånade och provocerade", skriver en anonym gymnasielärare.

Studies in the Baltic state moved seamlessly online thanks to its early adoption of education technology.

Region Stockholm och Ifous samarbetar med ambitionen att främja ungas psykiska hälsa. Nu planerar man gemensamt för ett forsknings- och utvecklingsprogram inom området.

Vi undersöker hur väl de svenska skolorna lyckades sköta undervisningen helt eller delvis på distans under ”pandemikrisen” under vårterminen 2020, alltså perioden mars-maj. Data samlades in via strukturerade telefonintervjuer till 301 rektorer i grund- och gymnasieskola under juni och augusti 2020. (pdf)

Substituting online kindergarten for the critical first year of formal education will have consequences for decades. Kids living in poverty will be hurt the most.

Support students struggling with trauma by creating rich communications environments in classrooms, with a focus on observations, feelings, needs, and requests.

College students with learning disabilities experienced a sudden rupture of the status quo this spring when most of their courses moved online.  

The K-12 model has been overturned since spring, but these principals and superintendents say focusing on people first and finding joy are key to success.

In addition to experiencing their own primary trauma separate from the schoolyard, teachers can also feel the effects of students' trauma during the pandemic.

Educators who encounter children facing trauma, present and past, can draw on practices that help all students - like building relationships and helping kids create their own "wellness tools" to handle challenging emotions. Read how learning coach Brandi Clark weaves children's literature and art into practices like these in Educational Leadership.

Teachers can prioritize building relationships with students to support social-emotional learning, according to Marilee Sprenger, a veteran educator and international educational consultant. In this article, Sprenger shares how focusing on six SEL competencies can help teachers support students who have experienced trauma and stress in their lives.

When the world feels upside-down, it might seem counterintuitive to turn inward to create change. But that's exactly what meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg says we should do.