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Teacher mental well-being has been directly associated with higher student engagement and fewer student psychological difficulties…not to mention better teacher retention rates. Put simply, if you take care of your educators, they can effectively take care of your students. And they’re more likely to stay for the long term.

There is great spiritual value in creating a direct link between young people in the U.S. and their peers in the developing world. One of the reasons is that children see the plight of poverty and don’t worry about whether they are too young to solve all the world’s problems. Instead, they are motivated by raw compassion and are willing to start by helping one person at a time.

Today’s school administrators and educators face a daunting array of challenges. From increased pressure to improve test scores and bridge learning gaps exacerbated by the pandemic to complying with inclusion mandates and boosting educator retention rates.

Research shows that the average student loses 17-34% of the previous year’s learning gains over summer break, with losses being more pronounced in math and reading skills.

Let’s take a deeper look into why investing in new classroom technology is crucial and how it can positively impact our educators and students.

Box of Joy is an instrument of mercy God uses to bless young lives — but its continuation and expansion are only possible if U.S. Catholic schools and other groups are willing to share their resources and engage their students in this gift-giving outreach to help children in need.

“Belonging to another Catholic faith-based organization outside school reinforces the notion that faith permeates the student’s whole life. It makes the student realize that a faith-based life should be total; not begin and end at school,” said Josephine Golcher, a Catholic school teacher and Scouting leader in Fullerton, CA.

Students who feel seen, known, loved and cared for at school are more likely to have greater academic success, self-motivation and a willingness to keep trying when things are challenging.