October 26, 2009 (PRESS RELEASE) Chicago Public School students and teachers in four elementary schools and one high school now have a new way to deal with their stress during the school day -- the ...

When Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary School teacher Meghan Yarbrough’s third-graders returned from lunch on a recent afternoon, they entered a darkened classroom where they listened to a soothing recorded ...

As a child, Ann Ott sought solace in Tippy, her family's dog, after she was sexually abused. As she worked through the trauma, Ott would hug Tippy and cry almost every night. "She slept with me and ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Charleston County teacher is using animals to remind her students they can find peace inside and outside of the classroom. Jordan Adams is an elementary school counselor ...

DALLAS — Consider building your kids a "calming corner." Teachers can do this in the classroom. Parents can do this in the playroom or bedroom. A calming corner or "mindfulness corner" is just a ...

A small public school on Chicago’s Southwest Side is on the rise academically but it still struggles to reach all its students. This year, Agustin Lara Academy is trying something new to reduce ...

WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA) - When Horace Ball enters his classroom at Wetumpka Middle School, it’s all eyes on him. Ball’s described as calm and quiet, but he has a commanding presence in his 5th math and ...

Beth Maue, a kindergarten special education teacher at Highland Primary School in Highland CUSD 5, has received a $480 grant through Western Governors University’s “Fund My Classroom” initiative. The ...