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A Bronx school district offers lessons in boosting student mental health

  • Written by Faiza Jamil, Associate Professor of Education, Clemson University
imageBuilding a sense of community is critical for students to thrive.Maskot / Getty Images

If you are an educator or a parent, you have likely already seen many ways in which “the kids are not alright.”

Mounting evidence shows that the mental health of American youth has been declining for at least a decade. During the pandemic, it took an...

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