Kirsten Perry, the 2018 American School Counselor of the Year, is a guest contributor for Reach Higher As a public school counselor working in North Lawndale, located on the west side of Chicago, I ...

The arrival of March signals not just the beginning of spring but also of college admission decision season—when thousands of anxious 17-year-olds across the country frantically refresh their email ...

School psychologists and school counselors are critical members of academic communities and are devoted to making a positive impact within students’ educational and personal development. As greater ...

Alma Lopez, a counselor at Livingston Middle School in Livingston, Calif., went to college almost by chance. The daughter of Mexican immigrants growing up in a predominately white, rural neighborhood, ...

Merle Wilder, a counselor at Father McGivney Catholic High School, has been in the counseling profession for more than 21 years and emphasized how much the role has changed over time. “School ...

Just before the first school bell chimed, Jacquelyn Indrisano grabbed her cellphone and tapped out an urgent text message to one of her students. “Get up!” she wrote. “Get up!’’ The teenager was on ...

The upcoming school year holds many uncertainties. When Joseph Williams considers what will make this year challenging, his answer is twofold: “COVID is a public health crisis, and a pandemic, and ...

Last fall, more than 130 children’s organizations called on President Biden to declare a national emergency in response to America’s youth mental health crisis. That news came just days after an ...

A new consensus report from the National Academies recommends “universal, holistic, multicomponent programs” as critical for supporting children’s health. This is a problem because few people ...