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Returning Yakima Students See Grades, Mental Health Improve
After nine days of part-time, in-person instruction, failing grades among students dropped by 14 percent, students reported feeling more on-task and teachers felt their lessons were more focused and detailed. by Janelle Retka, Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash. / March 5, 2021 (AP/Gillian Flaccus)
(TNS) As Zillah High School students entered the front campus doors to have their temperatures checked before heading to class Monday morning, school staff greeted them by name and offered encouragement to students who had recently improved their grades.
After just nine days of returning to campus for part-time in-person learning, failing grades among students had dropped by 14 percent, according to data from the high school.
A simmering mental health crisis for U.S. schoolchildren
Donna St. George and Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
Jan. 21, 2021
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John Nwosu, a school counselor outside Atlanta, says counselors need to be more intentional and active in their work.Photo courtesy of Chanelle Joseph-Nwosu
More than 10 months into the pandemic, mental health is a simmering crisis for many of the nation s schoolchildren, partly hidden by isolation but increasingly evident in the distress of parents, the worries of counselors and an early body of research.
Holed up at home, students dwell in the glare of computer screens, missing friends and teachers. Some are failing classes. Some are depressed. Some are part of families reeling with lost jobs, gaps in child care or bills that can t be paid.