A positive school and classroom climate is related to increased academic engagement and achievement for students. Given that today’s students may have more negative racialized experiences or witness more race-based incidents at home or in school…
Exploring Equity Issues
Social and Emotional Learning for Immigrant Students
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process by which individuals learn to understand and manage their emotions, maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. For immigrant students, this process holds additional challenges, as they learn…
Culturally Responsive Leaders
In the midst of ever-evolving demographic shifts in 21st century school communities, school leaders encounter and are charged with educating youth from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, home environments, and life experiences. Culturally responsive leadership…
ESSA and Equity
Since 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has provided states with the opportunity and flexibility to examine their policies and practices through an equity lens to ensure that all children receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education to close…
Health Equity
Good health is associated with academic success. However, youth who have persistently experienced social disadvantage or discrimination systematically experience worse health or greater health risks than their more advantaged peers […]
Equitable Access to Higher Education
While more Americans are achieving higher levels of education, there are still attainment gaps by race and ethnicity. In addition, low-income and under-represented students are more likely to attend under-resourced institutions, such as community colleges and less prestigious…
Supporting LGBTQ Students
Students need to feel safe in their school environment. For LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning or Queer) students this includes an academic environment where they feel supported. Teachers and administrators can apply a number of strategies to ensure that students across the gender spectrum have a […]
Socioeconomic Integration and Student Achievement
Too many school districts in the United States are divided by class, race, language, culture, or religion. Socioeconomic (SES) school integration is a key lever designed to improve equitable opportunities for students […]
Building Relationships for Student Success
Schools can be joyful and exciting places to learn if attention is paid to ensuring and promoting healthy relationships among students, teachers, administrators, staff, families and the community. Building these relationships must be a priority for every school. […]
Engaging EL and Immigrant Families in Children’s Learning
More than 50 years of research indicate that family engagement plays a critical role in supporting children’s learning, encouraging grit, determination, and will to succeed. Immigrant families face many barriers as they try to […]