Health & Wellness Resources
Resources and support for educational leaders on student, staff and community health and wellness and self-care.
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AASA Urges Inclusion of Child Nutrition Provisions in FY23 Spending Bill
AASA Blog | School Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published December 13, 2022
Today, AASA sent a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking … -
USDA Launches $50 Million Grant Program For Schools & Food Industry to Work Together to Strengthen School Meals
AASA Blog | School Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published November 18, 2022
Last week, USDA launched a $50 million grant opportunity to support collaboration with the food industry … -
Our Need for Smaller Plates
Resource | Article | Leadership Development, Health & Wellness, School Administrator Magazine
One superintendent’s musings on managing expectations when the workload can be exhausting. -
CDC Releases Monkeypox Toolkit for Schools and Early Care and Education Programs
AASA Blog | Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published November 4, 2022
The CDC has released a new resource for administrators and staff members of schools and early care and … -
Student Board Member: Social Media as an Assault Tool
Resource | Article | Technology & AI, Health & Wellness, School Administrator Magazine
A student member of the board in a Maryland district on her experience facing harsh attacks on … -
NASSP Principal Recovery Network Releases Guide to Recovery
AASA Blog | School Safety & Cybersecurity, Health & Wellness, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
Founded in April 2019, the NASSP Principal Recovery Network (PRN) is a national network of current and … -
Biden Administration Strengthens School-Based Mental Health Services
AASA Blog | School Safety & Cybersecurity, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
On Thursday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced two new actions to strengthen school-based mental … -
Learning Policy Institute introduces the Whole Child Policy Toolkit
AASA Blog | Social Emotional Learning, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
The Learning Policy Institute has release the Whole Child Policy Toolkit, a comprehensive framework developed … -
Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act
AASA Blog | School Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
On July 20, 2022, Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee released the Healthy Meals, Healthy … -
USDA Extends Numerous Waivers for Summer 2022
AASA Blog | School Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
Under the authority granted by the Keep Kids Fed Act, USDA issued or extended six waivers for Summer … -
USDA Provides Additional Funding for School Nutrition Programs
AASA Blog | School Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will provide nearly $943 million in … -
The Advocate July 2022
AASA Blog | Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
It’s with great excitement to share the legislation AASA helped write and have introduced was signed … -
Medicaid in Schools Guidance Language is Law
AASA Blog | Student & Child Privacy, School Safety & Cybersecurity, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
The bipartisan Safer Communities Act that passed to prevent gun violence last week included language … -
Keep Kids Fed Act
AASA Blog | School Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
On June 25, Congress passed the Keep Kids Fed Act. -
AASA Joins Letter Asking for Schools to be Added to WH Conference on Hunger
AASA Blog | School Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
On June 21, AASA joined a group of thirty education, nutrition, and disabilities' rights organizations … -
National Healthy Schools Collaborative Releases Ten-Year Roadmap
AASA Blog | Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear how connected health and learning are. Districts cannot return to … -
17 National Education Organizations Sign on to AASA Statement on Uvalde Response Package in Senate
AASA Blog | School Safety & Cybersecurity, Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
Today, AASA was joined by 17 organizations representing the full breadth of the national K-12 education … -
FY23 Appropriations Children's Budget Coalition Letter
AASA Blog | Health & Wellness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
As part of our appropriations advocacy, AASA participates in the Children’s Budget Coalition. -
CDC Releases New Guidance and FAQs for K-12 and Overnight Camps
AASA Blog | Health & Wellness, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
Today, the CDC released updated Operational Guidance for K-12 School and Early Care and Education Programs … -
Summer Nutrition Waivers Available for States
AASA Blog | School Nutrition, Health & Wellness, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2022
If you follow this blog, you are well aware of the fact that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s …


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