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Should States Ban Cell Phone Use In Schools?

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Author: Bret Cochrun • Date: January 10, 2025
In the 22-23 school year, my Building Leadership Team decided cell phones were limiting students’ ability to access their education to the degree that we...

Help Protect Students from Losing Medicaid Coverage

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Jill Patnode • Date: August 28, 2023
Ensuring children have health insurance coverage to keep them safe and healthy is critical. About half of the nation’s children are covered by Medicaid or...

Welcome Back to School Resources & Poster from Ready Washington and AWSP

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Author: Dr. Scott Seaman • Date: August 29, 2022
Ready Washington is a coalition of state education agencies, associations, and advocacy organizations that believe every Washington student should graduate prepared for a successful future....

In Light of Tragedy, Rally Around Relationships

AWSP Leadership Framework

Author: Dr. Scott Seaman • Date: June 10, 2022
As a recovering principal, you never forget the experiences you faced. Traumatic, high-stress events become permanently ingrained into the rest of our lives. And as...

Breakfast After The Bell

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: June 9, 2022
Have you heard? High-needs schools that operate the School Breakfast Program (SBP) are required to implement a Breakfast After the Bell (BAB) program and give...

A World of PBIS Resources

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Author: Gina Yonts • Date: November 2, 2021
Hey principals and school mentors…we see you! You did it!! You survived October with all of its challenges and have supported many throughout these first...

Establishing Foster Care Points of Contact

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Author: Peggy Carlson • Date: September 2, 2021
Students in foster care often face academic and social/emotional/behavioral challenges beyond those experienced by their non-foster care peers. When students are connected with a caring...

Federal Funds for Students Experiencing Homelessness

AWSP Leadership Framework

Author: Katara Jordan • Date: May 20, 2021
Building Changes is an organization whose mission is to “advance equitable responses to homelessness in Washington State, with a focus on children, youth, and families...

Break the Stigma: Student Mental Heath

Author: Sarnika Ali • Date: January 28, 2021
I think something every adult needs to hear right now is that students are struggling. Just as teachers are most definitely overwhelmed with the new...