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“Making Caring Common is more than a curriculum,” says Third Street Elementary School parent Jocelyn Minton. “It’s about changing how kids treat each other and teaching them how to care for one another by getting the whole community involved including parents, teachers, and students.”
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We asked six former Youth Advisory Board members what they wished they knew before high school graduation. This is what they shared. These students are wise beyond their years, and offer advice on everything from how to handle disappointment about not attending their dream school, to making the most of the summer before college and what they wished they had known before graduating.
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This piece in TIME by MCC's Rick Weissbourd and Senator Chris Murphy challenges us to think about how we can balance individual autonomy and the common good and calls for a renewed commitment to community and collaboration to address the issues we face today.
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In today's increasingly polarized political climate, it's more important than ever to teach students how to have productive conversations with people who have different beliefs. In this ASCD article, MCC's Rick Weissbourd, Glenn Manning, and Eric Torres share tips for helping students develop the skills they need to talk across political difference.
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Key takeaways on bullying prevention and intervention from a webinar featuring expert and scholar Dr. Dororthy Espelage. The event was hosted by Making Caring Common, Facing History and Ourselves, and The Choose Kindness Project.
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In response to the growing youth mental health crisis, school districts across the country have filed suit against social media giants, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Good Morning America checked in with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd about the lawsuits.
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In this Washington Post piece, writer Donna St. George looks at lawsuits filed by school districts across the country arguing that Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube have helped create the nation’s surging youth mental health crisis and should be held accountable.
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For this piece in U.S. News & World Report, writer Andrew Bauld checks in with MCC’s Kiran Bhai for advice for parents in choosing a K-12 school for their child.
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Chelsea was struggling with the group of students in her first-year seminar. Then she discovered our Caring Schools Network.
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In rural and Indigenous communities, young people face unique mental health risks and barriers to care. How can educators safeguard mental health for young people in these communities? Learn more in this Harvard Graduate School of Education Education Now webinar moderated by MCC's Faculty Director Rick Weissbourd.
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Is an uptick in adult aggression ruining youth sports? EdWeek’s Elizabeth Huebeck checked in with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd after a deadly parent brawl at a youth basketball game in Vermont.
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Have homework and academic competition among students done more harm than good? This opinion piece explores the question and cites MCC’s Turning the Tide report.
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Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of January 16, 2023.
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Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of January 9, 2023.
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Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of January 2, 2023.
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In partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the Los Angeles Rams hosted a school-wide pep rally for Third Street Elementary School students to kick off Making Caring Common’s Caring Schools Network program.
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Making Caring Common’s new Educator Advisory Board represents a diverse group of school leaders, content experts, practitioners, and others in the field of education who will help guide our work with K-12 schools.
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Los Angeles’ KTLA reports from LAUSD’s Third Street Elementary School, which is piloting MCC’s Caring Schools Network program.
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