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How to Turn Schools Into Happier Places

A strong student-teacher relationship can help put a dent in school suspensions, according to a new study.
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When the Trump administration released its school-safety report last month, it landed with a thud—and only partly because it’s a . Many of the recommendations in the report, authored by the Federal Commission on School Safety, are fostering a better school climate—how a school to the students who attend it—whether that’s through improved access to counseling and mental-health services or a greater emphasis on social-emotional learning. But other recommendations were met with derision, such

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