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WKOW — ‘They’re More Likely to Receive Another Down the Road’: MMSD Does Away with Out-of-School Suspensions for Elementary Students

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The following interview with Katie Eklund originally appeared on WKOW.com in September 2023. The Madison Metropolitan School District is changing the way they handle suspension. While it’s been common practice since October 2021, the school board has officially done away with out of school suspensions for elementary students. “Out of school suspension are really ineffective …

EducationWeek — Despite Their Promise, School Mental Health Screenings Face Resistance

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This interview with Katie Eklund originally appeared in EducationWeek in May 2023. Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy labeled youth mental health needs “the defining public health crisis of our time.” But school mental health screenings—which can alert schools if students are showing signs of depression, anxiety, or other mental health problems, and need help—have been …

Cap Times — Learning to Cope: COVID-19 Exacerbates Growing Youth Mental Health Challenges

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Katie Eklund and Kristen Guetschow were interviewed for this article that originally appeared in The Cap Times in April 2022. COVID-19 was a learning experience for Cecilia Ridgeway and her friends. Its sudden onset and the changes it provoked in the La Follette High School junior and her friends’ lives brought “out things that we …