Back to School After COVID-19 Part V: Fostering an Equitable Community that Promotes Safety for All
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support This is a part of the special series Back to School After COVID-19. View Part...
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Kaela Farrise
Feb 23, 20214 min read
How Can Schools Create Safe Spaces for Black Students?
By Kaela Farrise, CEI Program Assistant, Innovation & Research Support Note: This blog is part 2 of a series on supporting Black students...
Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 2, 20204 min read
Courageous Conversations Part IV: Examining an Urgent Need for Change
By Dr. Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director, Kaela Farrise, CEI Program Assistant, Innovation & Research Support, and Kelsey Remeis,...
Marla Hunter
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Swimming While Black: Diversity in Aquatics
By Marla Hunter, Founder & CEO of Live. Love. Swim!, LLC @LiveLoveSwimLLC It all began the summer of 1985 at the Mason YMCA. I was 4...
Orinthia Harris
Jun 26, 20203 min read
Educators: The Heart of the Paradigm Shift
By Orinthia Harris, PhD, CEI Educator and STEM/STEAM Consultant I am heartbroken by the conditions in our nation that have led to...
Marla Hunter
Jun 26, 20204 min read
Because I am a Black Educator…
By Marla Hunter, Founder and President of Live.Love.Teach!, LLC @LiveLoveTeachLLC As a Black woman, who also happens to be an educator,...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 9, 20203 min read
Holding America in the Cradle of Justice
Center for Educational Improvement (CEI) Statement on Racial Equity and Justice by Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director; Dana Asby,...
Ishani Das
May 21, 20204 min read
Courageous Conversations in the Classroom Part III: Discussing Racial Inequity
By Ishani Das, CEI Intern What is the child’s right to learn? This is the central question that Glenn Singleton, creator of the...
Aisha Powell
May 21, 20204 min read
Courageous Conversations, Part II: Empowering Students to Have Difficult Conversations
By Aisha Powell, CEI Intern U.S. students average six hours a day, 30 hours a week, more than 1,000 hours a year in school (National...
Dana Asby
May 19, 20205 min read
Courageous Conversations in the Classroom Part I: A Partnering Tool to Achieve Equity in Schools
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support and Maria E. Restrepo-Toro, Educator, Yale Program for Recovery and Community...
Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 4, 20194 min read
Equity in Education Part III: Methods for Teaching Students about Equity
By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern This is the third part in the special series Equity in Education. Understanding the causes and consequences of...
Kaela Farrise
Oct 3, 20194 min read
Defiant or Depressed? Working with Black Girls in the School Setting
By Kaela Farrise, CEI Intern Because children spend more time with teachers and other school personnel during a typical school year than...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 3, 20195 min read
Helping Immigrant Children: How Educators Can Support Students Before & After an ICE Raid
By William Foley, Jr., CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support After the recent Immigration and Customs...
Lindsey Erin Feltis
Oct 14, 20183 min read
Looking at Discipline Differently: Bringing Restorative Discipline to the Classroom
By Lindsey Erin Feltis, CEI Intern In recent years, schools that are implementing restorative practices have reported stronger...
Maddie Pribanova
Oct 14, 20183 min read
Compassionate Discipline in Practice
By Maddy Pribanova, CEI Intern Overcoming Resistance Sometimes compassion and communication are not enough. The experience of child...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jul 3, 20183 min read
The Trauma of Immigrating to America: An Interview with a Seasoned Immigration Lawyer
By: Dana Asby, CEI Intern I spoke with Ben Simpson, an immigration lawyer with Cohen Formane Barone, LLP who has been connecting science...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 29, 20183 min read
A Change in Policy is Not Enough: Why Swift Reunification of Families is Imperative
By: Dana Asby, CEI Intern Emotional Support in ICE Detention Centers While some administrators attempt to reassure the public that the...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 15, 20182 min read
Separating Children from Families at the Border Has Short-and Long-Term Mental Health Consequences
By Dana Asby, CEI Intern and Christine Mason, Executive Director At CEI, we, like many around the world, are struggling to understand how...
Center for Educational Improvement
Apr 12, 20182 min read
S-CCATE Validation Study Ends- Final Award Winners
By Christine Mason From October 2017- April 2018, CEI conducted a validation study of our School – Compassionate Culture Analytic Tool...
Center for Educational Improvement
Mar 12, 20182 min read
Compassionate School Culture: Add Your Voice – Respond by March 22
Click here to begin the survey. Principals, please forward to your teachers to respond. We welcome responses from K-8 teachers We are...
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