June 26, 2026 by Taylor Walsh …and into the other whole health learning practices and the green schoolyards where important learning and behavioral outcomes have been made in recent years. As schools and their communities wrestle with many ideas to improve the learning experiences and prospects for their young people, it is important that whatever the innovation or option implemented, the school’s core commitment to strengthen their students’ wellbeing and resilience, and the measures and objectives that guide that work, remain at the center of their purpose. This is the case being made in the Joint Statement released June 24, 2026: On the Urgency of Including the Positive Outcomes of US School-based Practices that Support Whole Child and Adolescent Wellbeing in National and State Education and Child Health Policies See more and a link to the Joint Statement here