Webinar, october 30

Shifting Race Equity Mindsets to Build Equitable Education Systems

Join us for the first in this free series from the National Center for Systemic Improvement. In this webinar, nationally recognized thought leaders will discuss the intersection of race and disability in special education and education more broadly, and preview how education systems can identify barriers and reconcile approaches to improve learning conditions and outcomes for Black students specifically.

When approached with intentionality and thoughtfulness, a focus on social and emotional learning can help achieve equitable outcomes for all students and begin the work of dismantling biased and racist systems. Inform your efforts using the resources on this curated list.

In this video, Pia Escudero of the Los Angeles Unified School District, talks about how she is approaching the school year with a focus on resilience and collective care. Escudero shares how the LAUSD is looking beyond playbooks and checklists to create a model for psychological safety that takes a whole- person and whole-community approach.

Educator well-being has always been at the core of building a healthy learning community. Read this brief for practical strategies, useful resources, and concrete examples of educators working to promote the collective wellness of school communities, whether learning is happening in person or in a remote or hybrid format.

Although rates of bullying are on the decline, incidents persist around the nation, particularly for students in rural areas, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ students. Learn about current trends in rates of bullying, challenges to prevention, and resources for promising, evidence-based policy and practice.

State education agencies need to be able to use data to identify local schools and districts where school discipline policies, or how they are applied, inequitably affect certain student groups, particularly students of color. Learn five key steps that state education agencies can take to improve how they collect, publicly report, and use school discipline data.

The Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI) in Massachusetts is a multi-faceted community-based strategy to eliminate violence among youth, ages 17-24, with a history of gun and gang violence. The most recent evaluation report, produced by AIR with the WestEd Justice & Prevention Research Center, demonstrates the continued positive impact of SSYI.

This new research brief summarizes the evidence on the effects of school-based law enforcement on school safety as well as racial differences in how school-based law enforcement is experienced. The brief also includes strategies for districts that are either considering or already have a law enforcement presence on school campuses.

Drawing on data from more than 800,000 secondary students about their perceptions of school supports, this report is the most in-depth of its kind to describe the experiences of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning or queer.

This report analyzes suspension rates and school climate in California middle schools and explores recent changes in suspension rates related to changes in school climate. One key finding: School climate improved most in schools that also experienced the greatest declines in out-of-school suspension rates.