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Pilgrimage for Democracy, Martin Luther King, and Work to be Done
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director The President Reflects. President Obama in his Presidential Proclamation of Martin Luther King...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 16, 20173 min read


Free Public Education is the Backbone of Democracy
By Christine Mason Charter Schools Emerge in America I remember back about a decade or so, when charter schools emerged. KIPP provides a...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 10, 20172 min read


CEI Repost: Why Aren’t All Kids in the Gifted Class?
CEI stands with this article’s message and calls for schools to develop strength-based policies because they are “the best way to build...
Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 12, 20161 min read


FAQs: CEI’s Hunger- Food Insecurity Lessons Update for 2017
For the past three months CEI has been promoting a 21st Century program we developed to help 6th-8th grade students understand not only...
Center for Educational Improvement
Dec 6, 20164 min read


Gratitude
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Editors Note: One way we are giving back is to award stipends to teachers to implement a...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 21, 20163 min read


CEI Partner: The Collaboration Nation Survey
Getting involved in our research efforts is really easy! You can fill out this survey HERE. We greatly appreciate your support by...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 14, 20161 min read


The Eve of Tomorrow
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director If nothing else, the events of the past year have reinforced the importance of democracy and...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 7, 20161 min read


CEI Awards MA School Stipend to Implement Heart Centered Learning
By Christine Mason and Jillayne Flanders, CEI Associate Heart Centered Learning, CEI’s signature approach focusing on 5cs (compassion,...
Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 25, 20161 min read


Water Safety and Risks
By Brogan Murphy, CEI Intern Access to Clean Water. When you thought of safety and security, water safety, the consistent and reliable...
Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 7, 20162 min read


Heart Centered Pilot in Philadelphia Suburb
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Upper Providence Elementary (UPE) in Royersford, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. The school has...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 27, 20163 min read


CEI to Implement Heart Centered Learning in West Virginia
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director On Friday, September 16, CEI reached an agreement to begin implementation of the Heart...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 17, 20163 min read


Educating the Heart, Cultivating Learning and Justice
By Mahnaz Ahrary, CEI Intern Learning and Healing Go Hand in Hand. One of my long withstanding favorite quotes by Aristotle, says it all:...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 13, 20163 min read


Tools to Implement 21st Century Practices: A CEI Survey
Christine Mason and Brogan Murphy, CEI Intern How can CEI assist principals and teachers in integrating 21st Century practices in their...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 1, 20164 min read


New Ways to Engage Students: Makerspaces
By Grace Rubenstein, CEI Intern Engaging, fun, hands-on experiences. Makerspaces serve as a balancing act against the stifling nature of...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 29, 20161 min read


Where is Your School Headed? Dissolve Your Problems & Be an Outlier
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director If your school is like many others, you may be feeling that there is little chance that...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 29, 20163 min read


Join the “Heart-Centered” Conversation!
Commenter Alleta Baltes stated: “With the new reauthorization of ESSA and current poverty research emphasizing controlling children’s...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 15, 20161 min read


Pioneer Award & CEI’s New Facebook Page
We are thrilled to be recognized as one of 122 Pioneers by Children’s Well Being and to be a part of this distinguished network! For that...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 12, 20162 min read


CEI Presents with P21 at July 2016 Principals’ Conference
By Mahnaz Ahrary, CEI Intern, and Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Next, Dr. Mason introduced the CEI approach to considering and...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 12, 20162 min read

CEI Robotics and STEM/STEAM Early Childhood Presentations in DC
By Mahnaz Ahrary and Drew Altizer, CEI Interns Fight for Children: Joe Champs Summer Institute Conference June 22nd-23rd, 2016 ‘The...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 10, 20162 min read


Athletics Complement Education – Year Round
By Drew Altizer, CEI Intern Finding Time. If you’re still worried about not having enough time, try working out before school. It sounds...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 9, 20162 min read
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