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Home / Schoolwide Solutions Sep 15, 2026 Colorful handmade drawings with pencil crayons (Pawel Kacperek/ iStock) Deb Hill, now a middle school counselor, once met with a 4-year old who came to her grief counseling sessions after experiencing a fire that burned his house down. “He didn’t say a word for seven sessions,” Hill said. During each session he would silently select a toy fire truck from the toys she had available, expand the truck’s ladder, retract it and put the toy away.

Home / Higher Education / MindShift Evaluation raises questions about whether intensive support programs should be restricted to students who major in lucrative fields. Sep 14, 2026 (Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Every community college reformer wants to help more students earn degrees and get through college faster.

Mindshift Podcast Home / Uncategorized / MindShift Sep 8, 2026 Across the country, schools are expanding career and technical education. These programs connect academic learning to industries such as healthcare, construction, information technology and advanced manufacturing. (Courtesy of Tracy Lowe) View the full episode transcript. At the end of the first semester at ARISE High School in Oakland, several teachers have bandages on their fingertips as part of their jobs.

Home / Digital Tools / MindShift There are small and large ways teachers, parents and administrators can cut back on the amount of screen time in school that detracts from learning. Sep 4, 2026 Updated 1:08 pm PT (Jeanne Sager Photography/iStock) Smartphone bans. Time limits on screens. Removing devices from young learners. Across the country, school districts are rolling out policies that signal a growing aversion toward the increasing use of technology in classrooms.

Home / Belonging / MindShift Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break. Sep 4, 2026 Updated 11:49 am PT Seventh-graders sit together in the cafeteria during their lunch break at a public school in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 10, 2023.

Home / Higher Education / MindShift A new model in Vermont emphasizes hands-on learning while stripping away frills like gyms and meal plans that increase costs. Other newly created institutions are also reimagining college. Sep 4, 2026 Updated 11:43 am PT The Greenway Institute is taking over a former college campus in Vermont's capital city of Montpelier.

Home / Belonging / MindShift President Trump's Education Department is telling schools to stop considering race when it comes to school discipline. Aug 25, 2026 Updated Aug 28, 2026 (DragonImages | iStockphoto via Getty Images) The U.S. Department of Education recently announced it was investigating Fayetteville Public Schools in Arkansas, much to the district’s surprise.

Mindshift Podcast Home / Digital Tools / Mindshift Podcast Families and educators are starting to reconsider school-issued computers and tablets. Aug 25, 2026 Updated Aug 31, 2026 (Halfpoint Images/ Getty Images) View the full episode transcript. When Los Angeles parent Lila Byock’s son started middle school, his grades suddenly collapsed. It didn’t make sense. “He’d always been a bright, curious, engaged kid who did really well in school,” Byock said. She and her husband were confused and concerned.

Home / Belonging / MindShift Common greetings, like 'How are you?,' may do little to create real opportunities for building relationships. Aug 24, 2026 (Drazen Zigic/iStock) Science high school teacher Furahi Achebe remembers getting a phone call from a former student whom she hadn’t heard from in six months. He told her that doctors found a heart defect; he’d just woken up after life-saving surgery, and he wanted to let her know that he’s doing ok.

Home / Parenting / MindShift The Child Care and Development Fund, the U.S. government's main source of funding to help low-income families pay for childcare, serves over 1.6 million children in a typical month. Aug 21, 2026 Updated 11:04 am PT A student plays with interlocking toys at the Connecticut State University Early Learning Center in New Britain, Conn., on March 12, 2025.