To What Extent Do State Laws Align with the Federal School Meal Standards?

This fact sheet summarizes the extent to which state laws meet the federal school meal standards and/or the whole-grain, sodium, and/or milkfat provisions that are subject to proposed rollbacks by USDA under the Trump Administration

How Can the Healthy CPS Network Specialist Support the Network & Schools?

Examples of assistance and support that the Healthy CPS Network Specialist can provide to improve Network-wide achievement of Healthy CPS by acting a navigator between the Network, Office of Student Health and Wellness, an schools, and technical assistance provider to schools and the Network.</p

Office of Student Health & Wellness Healthy CPS Network Specialist: Supports for Schools

Examples of assistance and support that the Healthy CPS Network Specialist can provide to principals and wellness champions to support them in achieving each of the Healthy CPS badges (Health Leadership, Health Instruction, Healthy Environments, and Health Services) and in working towards their own schools’ health and wellness goals.</p

Providing Health and Wellness TA Supports using an MTSS Framework

This tool seeks to provide insights for school districts nationwide as to how technical assistance providers can deliver a multi-tiered system of supports to schools to strengthen health and wellness-related programming. Information in this tool was compiled as part of an evaluation of a pilot initiative designed to support schools in strengthening health and wellness-related programming and improving compliance with local health and wellness-related policies. Information reported here was gathered from key informant interviews with representatives from schools who benefited from the support provided through this initiative. This information is shared to support continued dialogue, reflection, and action as to how each district and/or school might better support those implementing health and wellness programming and supporting children’s health and wellbeing.</p

Improving Family Engagement around Health & Wellness

Family engagement is a shared responsibility of both school staff and families. School staff are committed to making families feel welcomed while families are committed to actively supporting their child’s learning and development. This relationship between school staff and families reinforces student health and learning in multiple settings—at home, in school, after school programs, and in the community</p

Revenue Generated from the Cook County, Illinois, Sweetened Beverage Tax in Fiscal Year 2017

This brief summarizes the revenue generated from the Cook County, IL, Sweetened Beverage Tax while effective and highlights the distribution of revenue from the tax to Cook County funds

Assessing the Technology Divide in Education: A Survey of State Laws Nationwide

The purpose of this fact sheet is to identify state laws related to technology plans, internet and equipment accessibility, professional development for school staff, and the introduction of virtual school days at the start of the 2021-2022 school year. This fact sheet will also highlight some key pieces of legislation aimed at addressing existing shortcomings in some states’ laws

School is in session: An update to the current status of school vaccination laws as COVID-19 vaccines become available to more school-aged children

State laws governing vaccination of school-aged children and their implications for COVID-19 vaccination

Preparing for a return to the classroom: The current status of school vaccination laws as states anticipate a COVID-19 vaccine rollout for children

This fact sheet summarizes the extent to which state laws currently address mandated school vaccinations, exemption policies, and plans for modifications and updates and discusses the potential relevance moving forward for COVID-19 vaccination-related requirements for schools.</p

Revenue Generated from the Oakland Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax, July 2017–December 2019

This is a summary of the revenue generated from the Oakland SSB tax for the first 30 months that the tax was in effect, from July 2017 through December 2019, inclusive