| By: Carol Wood CASEL and Committee for Children Sponsor Briefing on Improving Outcomes Through SEL On October 25, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), and Committee for Children (CFC) held a briefing to discuss the valuRead More
| By: Carol Wood The State of Teacher Professional Learning “The State of Teacher Professional Learning,” a report just released from Corwin, Learning Forward, and the National Education Association, shares the online responses of 6,300 teachers from across the United States in response to questions about professional development.Read More
| By: Carol Wood What Federal Education Policy Means for Your School The 2017–18 school year is upon us. In this new year, there’s a lot to know about what’s happening with federal education policy and how it affects your state, your classroom, and you. The following tips and rRead More
| By: Carol Wood How States Are Ensuring That Every Student Succeeds (ESSA) Every state and school district will be required to implement the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, beginning in federal FY 2018. This law has opportunities for states to set their own accountability standardsRead More
| By: Carol Wood Teacher Health and Wellness On June 14, 2017, Committee for Children and the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) held a congressional briefing on “Teacher Health and Wellness: Fostering Student Achievement by Supporting Teachers’ Mental andRead More
| By: Carol Wood The Bully Pulpit Introduction Fifteen years ago, few states had explicit legislation aimed to reduce bullying. Today every state in the country has adopted policies to minimize bullying. Overall, 28 percent of students reported being victimRead More