Michelle Obama's Reach Higher initiative: Reach Higher and Better Make Room are recruiting school counselors who would be willing to volunteer their time and skills this upcoming fall to support Mrs. Obama's evidence-based texting intervention, Up Next. If you're interested in volunteering your time (approximately one to two hours per week for four months), please email Don Yu, the director of Better Make Room.
Great American Eclipse: Heliophysics Education Consortium's (HEC) focus for 2017 is to spread awareness and resources in preparation for the Great American Eclipse taking place on Aug. 21, 2017. Learn more.
Virtual College Admissions Fair: The Big Virtual College Admissions Fair is a national online event for college-ready students where hundreds of colleges converge to present their school. On Sept. 25, 2017, students can learn about and interact with these colleges using text chat and live video streaming using just their smartphone or a browser. Learn more.
Nominate a student for a $25,000 scholarship from Sallie Mae®: Know a high school junior or senior who: works hard, has an interesting story to tell or an outstanding skill and is struggling financially to make college happen? Sallie Mae is seeking nominations from school counselors, now through 9/7*, for the $25,000 Bridging the Dream Scholarship. Make your nomination today at scholarsapply.org/
School Survey on Crime and Safety: The National Center for Education Statistics collects data on crime and violence in U.S. public schools through the School Survey on Crime and Safety. The first-look report presents findings from the 2015–16 School Survey on Crime and Safety data collection. Learn more.
U.S. Senate Youth Program: The U.S. Senate Youth Program is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students interested in pursuing careers in public service. The 56th annual program will be held in Washington, D.C., from March 3–10, 2018. Learn more.
Leverage ESSA to Improve Student Mental Health Services: A new National Association of State Boards of Education policy update outlines challenges to delivering mental health services and ways states can leverage key provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act to improve students’ chances for academic success by providing mental health services. Learn more.
Bullying Information and Resources: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health has updated the bullying section of its website with the latest information on bullying in schools and online, negative consequences of bullying and promising prevention and intervention efforts from federal partners and youth engagement organizations. Learn more.
InsureKidsNow.gov Back-to-School Resources: InsureKidsNow.gov developed outreach tools and materials to support school-based outreach efforts to let parents and caregivers know that their children and teens may be eligible for free or low-cost health insurance through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Learn more.
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