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Student Wellness: Understanding and Addressing Incels


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26 Jan 2021

Student Wellness: Understanding and Addressing Incels

With the increase in social media usage among K-12 students over the past decade and the surge in online communication between students during the pan...


By     Gaggle
21 Jan 2021

American Rescue Plan: $130B for Education Relief

Just as the education world is deciphering the last round of stimulus funds, President Joe Biden announced $130 billion for education relief once he e...


By     Susan Gentz
19 Jan 2021

Take Care of the Educators Who Take Care of Our Children

For the past year, we have worried about the effects of remote schooling on our children. Would they fall behind academically? Would the lack of socia...


By     Dr. Lisa Strohman
14 Jan 2021

5 Ways to Support Educator Mental Health

The past year has been particularly demanding of educators’ mental and emotional energy, which has had a direct impact on their mental health. Educato...


By     Paget Hetherington
11 Jan 2021

Gaggle Tech Updates: How Are We Doing?

Spring of 2020 brought with it a number of challenges that few, if any, were prepared for at the time. While the unpredictability of a pandemic ushere...


By     Justin West
08 Jan 2021

2020 Reflections: Through the Gaggle Lens

Every year, we like to look back and reflect upon all that we have been able to accomplish over the past 12 months. 2020 was a challenging year for ma...


By     Paget Hetherington
05 Jan 2021

Online Dangers: Protecting Students Against Exploitation

The creation and sharing of sexually explicit content featuring children under the age of 18 is running rampant online, in part because of online plat...


By     Lisa Railton
28 Dec 2020

Stimulus and Omnibus: Funding Education in 2021

The House and Senate both passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, a $2.3 trillion package that is essentially two bills. One is a $900 bil...


By     Susan Gentz
23 Dec 2020

Student Wellness: Confronting the Holiday Blues

Gaggle has seen a 66% increase in the number of incidents it has reported this year, partially due to an increase in the volume of content on digital ...


By     Paget Hetherington
18 Dec 2020

Can Winter Break Still Be Wonderful This Year?

“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams has always been one of my favorite holiday songs, but the holiday season isn’t always the ...


By     Jack Russell

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