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Happy and Healthy at Home: 10 Student Mental Health Resources


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20 Mar 2020

Happy and Healthy at Home: 10 Student Mental Health Resources

There’s no question that the student mental health crisis is impacting schools. Cases of anxiety and depression are increasing, with adolescents and y...


17 Mar 2020

”We Saved a Life Last Night”

Focused on student safety and security, Northern York County School District (NYCSD) in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, regularly implements new tools and te...


By     Lisa Railton
13 Mar 2020

Distance Learning: Supporting Students During School Closures

As schools and districts across the country shut down in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, also known as the new coronavirus, educators are making...


By     Gaggle
12 Mar 2020

Safety Monitoring System Alerts Parents to Crisis Situations

No parent is prepared to get the call from a school counselor that Amanda Estes received. One morning, the McNiel Middle School counselor phoned to sa...


By     Ann Work Goodrich
09 Mar 2020

Suicide Prevention: Every Second Counts

School districts across Texas rely on Education Service Centers (ESCs) for a variety of services. For example, the regional centers enable school dist...


By     Lisa Railton
06 Mar 2020

Inside Gaggle: Interview with Corey Tutewiler

An Illinois native, Corey Tutewiler has been part of the Gaggle family since 2011. He’s worked throughout the organization in Sales, Marketing, Safety...


By     Paget Hetherington
03 Mar 2020

How Gaggle Helps Districts Intervene

Managing a high number of suicide ideation and self-harm situations, Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District knew it needed to take acti...


By     Lisa Railton
27 Feb 2020

A Student’s Story: Remembering a Lost Friend

When Ethan was a freshman in high school, he lost one of his closest friends to suicide. Now a junior, the 17-year-old student is still unsure why his...


By     Paget Hetherington
24 Feb 2020

Inside Gaggle: Interview with Jodi Lott

Jodi Lott has been passionate about education throughout her entire career. A former special education teacher, Jodi now helps keep kids safe as Gaggl...


By     Paget Hetherington
21 Feb 2020

Public Schools Week: February 24–28, 2020

The week of February 24, 2020 marks Public Schools Week—a celebration of everything happening in the nation’s public schools. This week also brings at...


By     Lisa Railton

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