What Teens Need from Schools

Excessive workloads, crammed schedules, and "perfectionism" are causing teens undue stress.

Involving teens in data-driven student-wellness improvement shows promise for one district.

Schools need to create environments that speak to—rather than resist or suppress—teenagers' neurological development.

We need to help students who aren't motivated by traditional academic work find their strengths and their own paths.

Too many restrictions can hamper teens' individuality and resolve, as well as destroy relationships among school staff.

By better understanding the complex challenges teen immigrants face, educators can help them thrive.

Teens from across the country weigh in on their school experiences and biggest challenges.

Understanding the barriers that students of color face is key to building on their academic success.

By recognizing layers of privilege and oppression, schools can become more affirming.

What today's teens need most from schools is learning that fosters engagement and connection. That may mean changing everything.

Many teens today don't have effective learning skills—and they need them more than ever.

Teens grappling with mental health or behavioral issues need additional support every day.

How can we flip the switch for disengaged teen learners?

Student-teacher relationships are critical—and must be cultivated. Watch the video.

Making the shift to shared leadership won't be easy.

Schools need to create connections to teens' lives outside of school.

Adolescence is a sea of uncertainty, but teachers can help navigate it.

Readers share the one thing they wish they could tell their teenage self.

Reader responses to recent issues of EL.

An interview with the 16-year-old sophomore and journalist on the Since Parkland project, which tracked nationwide teen deaths from gun violence.

Findings from the study, "Reducing Socioeconomic Disparities in the STEM Pipeline Through Student Emotion Regulation," published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

This new book from Heather Malin offers educators strategies to help students identify their purpose … and ground that purpose in action.