The purpose of this position statement is to highlight the impact poverty has on students and their ability to succeed in the classroom as well as offer policy recommendations on how to best support the academic, social, emotional, and physical success of these students. Each day countless students come to school, each with their own […]
Poverty and Its Impact on Students’ Education
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Trauma-Informed Schools
The purpose of this position statement is to highlight how trauma and adverse childhood experiences affect student learning and school climate and to offer policy recommendations to help support educators as they seek to create trauma-informed schools. The most recent data from Child Trends indicate that 45 percent of children in the United States have […]
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Comprehensive Literacy Education
Purpose: NASSP states its support for comprehensive literacy education from birth to grade 12 to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the oral language, reading, writing, and comprehension skills necessary to be successful at the postsecondary level and prepared for the global workforce. Research demonstrates that a high-quality, literacy-rich environment is an […]
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Transgender Students
To acknowledge concerns related to marginalization and institutional bias associated with transgender students; state the association’s opposition to legislation and policies that discriminate against transgender students; and to provide recommendations for federal, state, and local policymakers and school leaders on how to better support transgender students in the K-12 education system. According to the American […]
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Mental Health in Middle Level and High Schools
To articulate recommendations that promote student mental health as a critical component of improving school climate, safety, and learning, and to provide school leaders with best practices for dealing with teen suicide and other school crises related to mental health. A U.S. Surgeon General report indicates that one in five children and adolescents will face […]