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Back-to-School Nights — A Missed Opportunity

By Karen VanAusdal (Senior Director of Practice at CASEL), Melissa Schlinger (Vice President of Practice and Programs at CASEL), and Tyrone Martinez-Black (Practice Integration Specialist) Imagine walking into your child’s high school, where members of the marching band are performing outside the building. Student greeters hold the doors open and…

Back To School

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Jul 28

Meet Dr. Dionne Blue: Chief Equity Officer at Columbus City Schools

By Education Resource Strategies Creating equitable outcomes for all students requires identifying and exposing existing inequities within school systems. One shining example is Columbus City Schools, which appointed Dr. …

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Meet Dr. Dionne Blue: Chief Equity Officer at Columbus City Schools

Jul 12

10 Steps to Become an Equity Detective

By Dr. Irvin Scott In my work with system and school leaders around the country, creating more equitable experiences and outcomes for students has taken center stage — and even more so as we look to recover from the pandemic. …

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Jul 12

Mobilizing Resources to Advance Excellence and Equity for All Students

By Education Resource Strategies We’re halfway through the ESSER timeline, which means that it’s time to get serious about resource equity. As district leaders embark upon their ESSER Halftime Reviews to figure out how to use the remaining two years of ESSER funds, it’s important to take a new look…

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Mobilizing Resources to Advance Excellence and Equity for All Students

Apr 19

Unlocking Innovation in Schools

Policies that create space for schools to better support their students — By David Nitkin, Partner at Transcend Students, teachers, and schools have faced unprecedented trauma over the last two years. …

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Mar 22

Healthy Schools Need Active Communities

Helping school boards stay focused on their priority: our children — By Carrie Douglass & Ethan Ashley If there’s one thing the majority of parents in the United States can get behind, it’s that schools’ first priority is preparing students for future success and careers in a culturally diverse world. …

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Jan 28

A Commitment to Put Students First in 2022

By Gisele C. Shorter Greetings BELE Community, As we kick off 2022, I continue to be deeply grateful for everyone who remains devoted to creating an education system that ensures all children thrive and supports the adults who make that possible. While 2021 may have exposed deep fault lines within…

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A Commitment to Put Students First in 2022

Dec 16, 2021

The Power of Social and Emotional Learning is in the Whole Community

By Claire Schu Supporting the healthy social, emotional, and academic development of students has long been a priority, yet the past two years have created an even greater focus on social and emotional learning (SEL) in schools. A recent survey by Tyton partners reports that 70%-80% of school and district-based…

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The Power of Social and Emotional Learning is in the Whole Community

Aug 30, 2021

Do’s and Don’ts for Engaging on Educational Equity

Simple tips for navigating the backlash against antiracist policies and practices By The BELE Network The COVID-19 pandemic both exposed and exacerbated inequities in our schools, and along with 2020’s racial reckoning, it has created an overwhelming demand for tools and resources to build equitable learning environments and a will…

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Do’s and Don’ts for Engaging on Educational Equity

Apr 27, 2021

An Overview of the American Rescue Plan Act

How to Strategically Invest Funds To Build Equitable Learning Environments By The BELE Network On April 22nd, the BELE Network hosted a webinar led by Bethany Little of EducationCounsel and LaShawn Chatmon of the National Equity Project to discuss how the strategic investment of funding from the American Rescue Plan…

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An Overview of the American Rescue Plan Act