NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - Later start time for schools in CA improve students' mental health, study finds
The results follow California passing a law in 2022 mandating later school start times for middle schools and high schools.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Nathan Harden) - We’re Teaching Kids Scarcity in an Age of Abundance
Students head back to classrooms this month. Many arrive already convinced their future is hopeless. In a Lancet Planetary Health study of 10,000 young people […] Source
ABCNEWS - WATCH: University of Michigan forgoes letter grading system for freshmen
Parenting expert Bethany Braun-Silva breaks down what medical professionals are saying about the link between mental health and higher education.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Strong relationship between teens and pet dogs help with anxiety: Study
A new study tracked more than 500 teens showing that relationships between them and their pet dogs helped with stress and anxiety.
AMERICANTHINKER - What do grades have to do with student mental health?
By Matthew G. Andersson The University of Michigan, an elite “public ivy,” was highlighted in the New York Times about how it is changing its freshman grading policy from letter grades, to pass-fail.
AI:The University of Michigan is shifting its freshman grading policy from traditional letter grades to a pass-fail system, a move being framed under the guise of prioritizing student mental health. This development follows a growing trend among elite academic institutions to obscure academic performance and standards in an effort to shield students from the pressures of competition and rigor. Such policies represent a continued decline in educational accountability within higher education as universities increasingly prioritize emotional shielding over meritocratic excellence.Open
NYTIMES (Mark Arsenault) - University of Michigan Will Ease Up on Grades for Student Mental Health
The university will make first-semester grades pass or fail, to encourage students to explore different classes and lessen fears that “a low grade may have long-term consequences.”
REDSTATE (Teri Christoph) - Major University Will Hide Grades From Freshmen to 'Curb' Mental Illness – What Could Go Wrong?
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Texas State Police swear in new therapy dogs
Texas State University Police held a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday to welcome the department’s new therapy dogs. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.