Dear Morningside Center friends,

In this issue, we're thrilled to share with you our just-published article in Education Week, which offers support for schools in crisis. Plus, an essay on how love makes all the difference in schools, and our new annual report. And as Women's History Month draws to a close, check the lesson collection we created for the occasion.

As we enter year three of the pandemic, we're seeing a cascade of crises in our schools. In their new article in Education Week, Morningside co-authors Cassie Schwerner, Daniel Coles, and Tala Manassah (pictured here!) share eight strategies district and school leaders can use to make school a place that prioritizes connection, community, and joy. Read more.

What's love got to do with it? Everything, says blogger Dionne Grayman. "Because love is in the details, we can operationalize it to rebuild schools into centers of joy, creativity, curiosity, collaboration, and cultivation of the unlimited potential of young people."

Students discuss the historic Sandy Hook Families vs. Remington Arms lawsuit and its argument that the company marketed violence to vulnerable young men.

Our 2021 annual report is out! Read reflections on what's happening in schools right now, find out what Morningside has been up to, hear the voices of staff and staff developers, peruse our stats, and see photos of our work in schools.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make our work possible in 2021!