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Additional Considerations for LGBTQ+ Children and Youth in the Era of COVID-19

Nov 2, 20204 min read

Additional Considerations for LGBTQ+ Children and Youth in the Era of COVID-19

By Jackson Sims, CEI Intern As COVID-19 pushes many schools towards virtual or hybrid learning, LGBTQ+ students are faced with a distinct...

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: This is How Problems are Solved

Center for Educational Improvement

Oct 27, 20203 min read

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: This is How Problems are Solved

By Aisha Powell, CEI Intern Disruptive behavior in children—from having an occasional angry outburst, or escalating to more troublesome...

The Adolescent Experience in the Wake of COVID-19

Center for Educational Improvement

Oct 6, 20204 min read

The Adolescent Experience in the Wake of COVID-19

By Michelle Hull, CEI Intern Imagine, for a moment, that you are fourteen years old, sixteen years old, eighteen years old. Transport...

Equity in Education Part V: Belonging is Essential to Student Success

Center for Educational Improvement

Sep 25, 20203 min read

Equity in Education Part V: Belonging is Essential to Student Success

By Kaela Farrise, CEI Program Assistant, Innovation & Research Support This is the fifth part of the special series Equity in Education....

Featured Fellow: Trauma-Responsive, Healing Practices with Pamela Reed

Center for Educational Improvement

Sep 18, 20203 min read

Featured Fellow: Trauma-Responsive, Healing Practices with Pamela Reed

By Michelle Hull, CEI Intern Pamela Reed, an educator who has worn many hats during her 13 years of service in the Rutland City Public...

Christine Mason

Sep 18, 20205 min read

Healing: A Role for Educators

By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director As educators return from their summer breaks and begin to establish routines this fall, we are...

In a World of Noise, Music is the Answer

Zenisha Shah

Sep 3, 20204 min read

In a World of Noise, Music is the Answer

By Zenisha Shah, CEI Writer and Counselor at Innisfree House School One’s journey with music begins in the mother’s womb. We hear music...

Teachers and Families Collaborating to Educate Children During School Closures

Hailey Jordan

Jul 24, 20203 min read

Teachers and Families Collaborating to Educate Children During School Closures

By Hailey Jordan, CEI Intern Many schools across the world closed this spring in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic....

School Mental Health Screening, Part III: Is Universal Screening the Right Choice?

Center for Educational Improvement

Jul 20, 20203 min read

School Mental Health Screening, Part III: Is Universal Screening the Right Choice?

By Dalveer Kaur, CEI Intern and John Crocker, Director of School Mental Health & Behavioral Services, Methuen Public Schools This is the...

Equity in Education Part IV: Redefining Education

Center for Educational Improvement

Jul 13, 20204 min read

Equity in Education Part IV: Redefining Education

By Kelsey Remeis, CEI Intern This is the fourth part of the special series Equity in Education. During this time when racial justice...

Life Is Good Playmakers: Spreading Optimism, Joy, and Hope through Compassionate Connection

Center for Educational Improvement

Jul 10, 20203 min read

Life Is Good Playmakers: Spreading Optimism, Joy, and Hope through Compassionate Connection

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support and Sofia Duenas, CEI Intern Life is Good Playmakers knows that a connection...

J’haria Dallas

Jul 7, 20205 min read

Addiction and Substance Misuse in Youth

By J’haria Dallas, CEI Intern Parents, educators, and mentors alike are teaching children to positively cope with negative emotions in a...

Racism and Education: Voices from the Field

Center for Educational Improvement

Jun 26, 20209 min read

Racism and Education: Voices from the Field

Dr. Christine Mason interviewed CEI Board Trustee Dr. Kevin Green & Kevin Simpson, a member of our Advisory Board and faculty, to learn...

Featured Fellows: The Inaugural Class of the Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative

Center for Educational Improvement

May 21, 20204 min read

Featured Fellows: The Inaugural Class of the Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support The Center for Educational Improvement (CEI) has been working closely with 24...

Visioning During a Time of Uncertainty to Bring Peace and Hope

Center for Educational Improvement

Apr 4, 20204 min read

Visioning During a Time of Uncertainty to Bring Peace and Hope

By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Paradox rules at the moment. Even as we are socially isolating indoors, skies are clearing as...

Trauma-Informed Distance Learning Recommendations

Center for Educational Improvement

Apr 4, 20205 min read

Trauma-Informed Distance Learning Recommendations

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support and Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Teachers and schools around the...

Featured Fellow: Andrea Elliot – Bringing Compassion to New Hampshire High Schoolers

Center for Educational Improvement

Apr 4, 20203 min read

Featured Fellow: Andrea Elliot – Bringing Compassion to New Hampshire High Schoolers

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support “Bishop Brady High School: A Caring Community” is on the sign outside this...

Combating Seasonal Affective Disorder in Schools

Center for Educational Improvement

Feb 16, 20205 min read

Combating Seasonal Affective Disorder in Schools

By: Didi Dunin, CEI Intern More than just the winter blues and the stress of report cards and exams, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is...

Featured Fellow: Jaime Ela, a Maine Principal Implementing Trauma-Informed Learning in the Classroom

Center for Educational Improvement

Jan 14, 20203 min read

Featured Fellow: Jaime Ela, a Maine Principal Implementing Trauma-Informed Learning in the Classroom

By Kelsey Remeis, CEI Intern Jaime Ela, a C-TLC Fellow, is a Pre-K-2nd Grade Principal at two Maine schools, Libby Tozier and Sabattus...

Center for Educational Improvement

Jan 14, 20203 min read

Featured Fellow: Jaime Ela, a Maine Principal Implementing Trauma-Informed Learning in the Classroom

By Kelsey Remeis, CEI Intern Jaime Ela, a C-TLC Fellow, is a Pre-K-2nd Grade Principal at two Maine schools, Libby Tozier and Sabattus...