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. …

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…

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. …

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. Recently, however, national political fights have sown new divisions among parents…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A Conversation on How Districts Can Create More Equitable Math Classrooms — By The BELE Network The Student Experience Research Network (SERN) and EduColor co-sponsored an installment of Just Equation’s “Mathematics of Opportunity” series in February. Moderated by Nicole Beechum of the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, the panel featured: Neil Lewis, Jr., Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medicine