As Safety Threats Rise in Schools, Could SEL Programs Help?
New research finds that students in SEL programs felt more supported and more included at school. This is key, researchers write, because "when students feel that their school is a safe place to learn, they demonstrate a greater sense of well-being and perform better on learning tasks.” By Christina Cipriano, Michael McCarthy and Miranda Wood on Edsurge.
Educational Inequality: 4 Moments in History That Explain Where We Are Today.
A new project from scholars at Columbia University examines the history of public education through the lens of race to better understand how national policies have had disparate impacts on various racial and ethnic student groups. By Ileana Najarro at Education Week.
NYC parent coordinators are essential school workers. Many feel undervalued and underpaid.
The role of parent coordinator “has become more critical — and stressful —during the pandemic.” A dozen parent coordinators describe how they became their school’s tech support, public health workers, and family therapists. By Amy Zimmer on Chalkbeat.
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