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Long, Don – National Association of State Boards of Education, 2019
Spurred by research showing the gains students realize from school-based social and emotional learning (SEL), states are adopting policies that support districts in implementing, sustaining, and spreading it. But to ensure long-term, systemwide gains for students, states must also address the SEL needs of teachers. To meet this challenge, states…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Teacher Empowerment, Social Development, Emotional Development
Knudson, Joel; Cantor, Pamela – California Collaborative on District Reform, 2020
A trio of crises--the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting financial instability, and racial injustice--has disrupted learning environments and the relationships, structures, and supports that students depend on to thrive. The consequences are far-reaching, but they have been felt most acutely by our most vulnerable youth. In the face of these challenges,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Well Being, Resilience (Psychology)
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Crawford, Emily R.; Fishman-Weaver, Kathryn – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2016
Policy around the legal status and social rights of the nation's estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants is unresolved, making it imperative that PK-12 schools and educators prepare for challenges to undocumented students' educational access. In 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appeared near an elementary school, which required…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration, Public Policy, School Space
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Goines, John Jordan; Jiang, Ying Hong; Yau, Jenny Y. P. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Obstacles faced by African-American Males' present barriers to their academic success. The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program is successful in helping African-American Male students transcend barriers. Studies reveal that AVID's success is based on its ability to form successful relationships among participants.…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Academic Achievement, Self Determination
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Capizzi, Lorri M.; Hofstetter, Carolyn Huie; Mena, Dolores D.; Duckor, Brent; Hu, Xiaolu – Journal of School Counseling, 2017
This article documents narrative experiences from alumni who participated in the GEAR UP program. The San Jose State University GEAR UP program, based on an intensive counseling model, is grounded in social capital and resilience theories, and is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Low Income Students, College Readiness, Well Being
Apollon, Dominique; Corral, Victor; Kurland, Shannah – Applied Research Center, 2009
The major purpose of this report is to study the effects of unlicensed care on the quality and safety of childcare available to low-income families. Although this is a national study, the investigations and analyses focused on three states in particular: Alabama, California, and Maryland. Dozens of advocates, providers and administrators were…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Child Care, At Risk Persons, Child Safety