| By: Committee for Children Annual Advocacy Day – A Success! On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Committee for Children held their annual Advocacy Day. In spite of snow, sleet, and rain (no flooding or pestilence, thankfully), CFC took a hearty crowd of 20 people to meet with 34 legislators and/or their staff. We were very lucky to have a number of young people go with us this year as well; they are always the stars of the show!… Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Advocating for SEL: Walking the Walk with WA State Legislators On January 16, Committee for Children staff and educators from across Washington State took Olympia by storm to impress upon the legislature the importance of social-emotional learni… Read More
| By: Kelly Doscher Advancing Child Well-Being: Introducing Jordan Posamentier, Senior Manager of Policy & Advocacy Introducing our new senior manager of Policy & Advocacy, Jordan Posamentier, who will lead the charge in developing policies that support the whole child—from social-emotional learning (SEL) to child protection and bullying prevention.… Read More
| By: Joan Cole Duffell Forging the Connection Between Social-Emotional Learning and Education Equity When schools commit to promoting SEL, they’re positioned to engage education stakeholders and to create a safe, equitable, engaging school climate. Read how.… Read More
| 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 valu… Read 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 r… Read 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 standards… Read 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 and… Read 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 victim… Read More