Topic: Belonging and Wellbeing

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State Bright Spots: SEL and the American Rescue Plan Act

CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

A brief providing examples of how states are leveraging American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to improve social and emotional learning (SEL) for all students.

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Taking Police Out of Schools — Different Paths, Same Lessons

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay commenting on the impact of replacing police officers in schools with different roles, emphasizing the importance of job expectations, staff attitudes, diversity, and community connections in ensuring effective and positive school safety measures.

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Reorienting Public Education to Meet the Needs of Our Youth

The Opportunity Institute

A report sharing lessons learned from the Adolescent Learning and Development Project in Mississippi.

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The Kids are Not Alright: Addressing Student Trauma

Children Now

An examination of rising rates of suicide attempts among children.

Improving Trauma-Informed Education: Responding to Student Adversity With Equity-Centered, Systemic Support

National Education Policy Center

A research brief exploring the promise and challenges of trauma-informed education, and why trauma-informed education may best be designed as a system-wide commitment rather than an intervention.

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Suburban schools reflect the spectrum

California School Boards Association

A magazine article addressing the Local Control Funding Formula and concentration grants for several suburban school districts.

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California School News November 2022

California School Boards Association

A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on declines in California assessments.

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Practices of Promise: Exploring Ways to Share the Power Toward Equitable Decision-Making

CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

A snapshot of how Portland Public Schools developed a new, promising approach to program selection in their efforts to implement social and emotional learning (SEL).

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Schools and Community Programs Are Stronger Together

KP Catalysts, LLC

A Q&A with Karen Pittman about how alignment between schools and out-of-school time providers can reduce inequity and optimize learning, and the role of professional learning in strengthening those linkages.

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Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness: District Approaches to Supports and Funding

Learning Policy Institute

A study of five school districts working to serve students experiencing homelessness featuring findings and policy recommendations for improving how school systems serve these students.

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Bright Spots: Schools & Organizations Cultivating Excellence in Los Angeles Black Youth

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

A report analyzing schools and organizations in Los Angeles County with a history of illuminating paths toward academic success for the Black students they serve.

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California School News October 2022

California School Boards Association

A monthly newsletter covering all aspects of public school governance, with a feature story on advocacy wins in election reform and workforce housing.

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Something is Happening in Chula Vista

createCA

A case study of the Chula Vista Elementary School District's approach to integrating the arts into education.

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From Queen to Credits

KP Catalysts, LLC

A commentary on the challenges of giving credit for learning experiences that occur outside the traditional classroom setting and calls for a shift in the credentialing system to acknowledge the diverse and valuable learning opportunities provided by out-of-school time programs.

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Handle With Care

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay describing the impactful "Handle with Care" program that provides support to children exposed to trauma and highlighting the need for coordinated efforts to protect and support students facing chronic traumas inflicted by systems and the legal system.

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Some Assembly Required

KP Catalysts, LLC

A roundup discussing challenges of inequitable access to learning opportunities, especially for affluent parents who spend money on supplemental education, introducing the "Assembly" as an initiative to address this issue and develop a more flexible learning ecosystem.