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- Student Well-Being SEL Could Move Into School Sports. What That Might Look LikeMassachusetts is considering a bill to establish guidelines on how school athletics incorporate SEL.Student Well-Being Opinion Tests Often Stress Students. These Tips Can Calm Their NervesIt's normal for students to feel anxious about tests and presentations. Here's what the research says can help them.Student Well-Being Q&A Putting the Freak-out Over Social Media and Kids' Mental Health in Historical ContextIs it another in a long line of technology-induced moral panics, or something different?Student Well-Being Opinion Stop Saying 'These Kids Don't Care About School’This damaging myth creates a barrier between educators and students and fails to address the root causes of student disengagement.Student Well-Being What the Research Says Inconsistent Sleep Patterns in High School Linked to Academic StrugglesNew study finds adolescents' varied sleep habits can hurt learning.Student Well-Being Q&A Act on Student Ideas to Improve Mental Health, Youth Advocate UrgesHigh school student Rick Yang helped create mental health supports in his school and trained his peers to advocate for change.Student Well-Being Can SEL Help Students Curb Their Own Cellphone Use?Experts say that a combination of SEL skills and better school policies would help curb student cellphone use.Student Well-Being Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About The Impact of Emotional Literacy on School Culture?Answer 7 questions about the impact of emotional literacy.Student Well-Being From Our Research Center The Top 10 Bad Outcomes of Social Media Use, According to StudentsThe EdWeek Research Center surveyed high school students about how they think social media affects their mental health.Student Well-Being New Florida Law Aims to Get Kids Off Social Media. Will It Work?The law is one way the state is addressing what it sees as the negative effects of social media on children.Student Well-Being Opinion 4 Steps Students Can Take to Help Make Tough DecisionsWhen students feel stuck, they can harness the power of the nonconscious mind to help them move forward.Student Well-Being Video A Clinical Psychologist Offers Tips on Healthy Tech Use for StudentsThere’s a disconnect between parents and schools over who should take ownership of students’ tech use.Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Social Media Is Hurting Social-Emotional Skills. How 4 School Districts Are Fighting BackA majority of educators believe social media negatively impacts students’ social-emotional skills, an EdWeek Research Center survey found.Student Well-Being Q&A 'It Terrifies Me': Clinical Psychologist on Tech Overuse in the Age of AILisa Strohman has dedicated her career to connecting the dots between tech overuse/misuse and mental health problems.Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Students Think Social Media Is Fine, But Teachers See a Mental Health MinefieldIt's important for adults to recognize and understand teens’ perspectives in order to teach healthy social media habits.