New Jersey, Illinois Among Latest to Mandate LGBTQIA Curriculum
Summary: This article reports that New Jersey and Illinois have now mandated the teaching of an LGBTQIA Curriculum in the public schools. Schools are seeking resources and looking at curriculum gaps in order to meet this mandate.
Source: Shawna De La Rosa, Education DIVE, November 13, 2019
Supporting a Gay-Straight Alliance in Middle School
Summary: This article speaks about the importance of establishing a Gay-Straight Alliance at the middle school. Reasons for this include the need to provide a safe space and positive to students prior to ninth grade when many students are beginning to understand their sexuality.
Source: Heather Wolpert-Gowran, Edutopia, December 19, 2018
Minnesota Issues Best Practice Guide for Serving Transgender Students in Public Schools
Summary: Minnesota’s School Safety Technical Assistance Council’s “Toolkit for Ensuring Safe and Supportive Schools for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students” is not intended to be a mandate, but is more of a guide for educators in issues related to transgender students.
Source: Linda Jacobsen, Education DIVE, August 10, 2017
Categories: LGBTQ Issues, Educational Equity, School Culture/Climate, SEL Basics
2016’s ‘Whole Child’ Issues: Growth Mindset, Transgender Rules, School Cops
Summary: This article lists “Whole Child” issues that emerged in 2016 and provides a look at the top ten posts of 2016 relating to a variety of issues from social emotional learning, mindset, performance values, LGBTQ issues, and police presence in schools.
Source: Evie Blad, Education Week, December 30, 2016
Categories: Mindset, LGBTQ Issues, SEL Basics, Grit, Student Behavior
Restorative Opportunities after the Election
Summary: This blog entry on the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) talks about how restorative practices. circles, and other strategies are being used to help students process the election outcome and the resulting increase in bullying and harassment in schools across the country.
Source: Nancy Reistenberg, NACRJ, November 16, 2016
Categories: Anti-Bullying, Restorative Practices, LGBTQ Issues, Educational Equity
School Bullying Can Leave Lifelong Scars
Summary; This article explores how bullying in schools can affect the victim into adulthood and introduces a research study and a new book on the topic. The author, Ellen Walser deLara is interviewed by Ed Week as part of this article.
Source: Kate Stoltzfus, Education Week, November 2, 2016
Categories: Anti-bullying, Character Education, Educational Equity, LGBTQ Issues
1 in 4 Students Is Bullied, But There’s More To It
Summary: GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, recently updated its 2005 “From Teasing to Torment” report, providing a renewed look at biased-based bullying 10 years later. More than 1,300 students ages 13 to 18 completed surveys, detailing their exposure to bullying and biased remarks based on race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, body size, gender, religion, ability, economic status and gender expression.
Source: Tara Garcia Mathewson, Education DIVE, October 20, 2016
Categories: Anti-Bullying, LGBTQ Issues, Educational Equity
How To Support Transgender Students in the Classroom
Summary: This article makes some suggestions about supporting transgender students in school. It also provides some definitions and some background information to help in understanding how to provide an inclusive classroom environment for these students.
Source: Marian Oswald, Edudemic, September 5, 2016
Category: LGBTQ Issues, Classroom Environment, Educational Equity
Gay and Lesbian High School Students Report ‘Heartbreaking’ Levels of Violence
Summary: This article reports on the first nationwide study to ask high school students about their sexuality which found that gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers were at far greater risk for depression, bullying and many types of violence than their straight peers.
Source: Jan Hoffman, The New York Times, August 11, 2016
Categories: Educational Equity, Anti-Bullying, LBGTQ Issues
Transgender Students and Bathrooms: What Should Schools Do?
Summary: This articles reports on how states are addressing the Obama administration’s guidance on the rights of transgender students and answers some frequently asked questions about this issue.
Source: Evie Blad, Education Week, May 27, 2016
Categories: School Culture and Climate. LGBTQ Issues, Educational Equity
