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Destiny, Education, and Next Steps to Address Mental Health Challenges

Jan 14, 20207 min read

Destiny, Education, and Next Steps to Address Mental Health Challenges

By Dr. Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director The great existential and humanistic psychologist Rollo May, in the foreword to his book...

Center for Educational Improvement

Jan 13, 20204 min read

The Center for Educational Improvement in the Next Decade: Focusing on Alleviating Childhood Trauma

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support The demands of the 21st Century, and the resulting stress that affects...

Will Foley

Nov 14, 20194 min read

Creating Peace, Healing Trauma

By Will Foley, CEI Intern We are never traumatized alone. We are wounded together. Together too, we heal. Relying on one another for...

State of Mental Health in New England: Courageous Conversations, Healing Practices

Center for Educational Improvement

Nov 11, 20194 min read

State of Mental Health in New England: Courageous Conversations, Healing Practices

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support School leaders from the six New England states, through the Childhood-Trauma...

National School Mental Health Implementation Guidance Launched to Support Student Mental Health

Center for Educational Improvement

Nov 11, 20194 min read

National School Mental Health Implementation Guidance Launched to Support Student Mental Health

By Kaela Farrise, CEI Intern Over the past few years, mental health support and education have become a focal point in discussions around...

Monitoring Vocabulary Development in Children

Center for Educational Improvement

Nov 4, 20194 min read

Monitoring Vocabulary Development in Children

By Jessica Hawkins, CEI Intern The knowledge we have about the impact of early literacy on academic achievement has gotten parents and...

The Complexity of Screen Time: Effects on Anxiety and Depression

Center for Educational Improvement

Oct 15, 20194 min read

The Complexity of Screen Time: Effects on Anxiety and Depression

By Didi Dunin and Will Foley, CEI Interns Are teens spending too much time with their technologies? According to a Pew Research Center...

Featured Fellow: Transforming a School with Jim O’Rourke, Principal, Hillsboro-Deering High School

Will Foley

Oct 15, 20193 min read

Featured Fellow: Transforming a School with Jim O’Rourke, Principal, Hillsboro-Deering High School

By Will Foley, CEI Intern Hope, Potential, and the Turnaround When Principal O’Rourke took charge of Hillsboro-Deering High School in New...

Math Anxiety in Students: Causes and Prevention

Center for Educational Improvement

Oct 2, 20194 min read

Math Anxiety in Students: Causes and Prevention

By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern Having an awareness and understanding of math anxiety is imperative to helping students reach their full...

Childhood Trauma Hearing: The House Oversight and Reform Committee

Center for Educational Improvement

Sep 11, 20194 min read

Childhood Trauma Hearing: The House Oversight and Reform Committee

By Vien Nguyen, CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support “I was labeled as a troubled youth, when really I...

Helping Immigrant Children: How Educators Can Support Students Before & After an ICE Raid

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...

Equity in Education Part I: A Strength-Based Approach

Center for Educational Improvement

Aug 13, 20195 min read

Equity in Education Part I: A Strength-Based Approach

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support, and Zenisha Shah, CEI Writer and Counselor at Innisfree House School This is...

Equity in Education Part II: Confronting Biases as a First Step

Center for Educational Improvement

Aug 13, 20194 min read

Equity in Education Part II: Confronting Biases as a First Step

By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern This is the second part of the special series Equity in Education. Inequity that stems from race, gender,...

Zenisha Shah

Jul 31, 20193 min read

Mental Health for All

By Zenisha Shah, CEI Writer and Counselor at Innisfree House School Imagine how your life would be impacted if you had to, first, find a...

Mindfulness Movement in the United Arab Emirates

Shu Jie Ting

Jul 19, 20194 min read

Mindfulness Movement in the United Arab Emirates

By Shu Jie Ting, CEI Intern Mindfulness is a phenomenon that is becoming widely applied across the globe. The United Arab Emirates (UAE),...

Developing Good Listening Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities Through Audiobooks

Center for Educational Improvement

Jun 29, 20194 min read

Developing Good Listening Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities Through Audiobooks

By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern When students develop listening skills, it supports not only efficient learning and understanding of material...

Educating Teachers About Neurobiology and Executive Functioning

Vien Nguyen

Jun 25, 20194 min read

Educating Teachers About Neurobiology and Executive Functioning

By Vien Nguyen, CEI Intern As a part of the Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative, Dr. Hilary Hodgdon, Director of Research Operations...

Center for Educational Improvement

Jun 12, 20196 min read

Resiliency in Students

By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern Unfortunately, not all children grow up in a healthy environment with nurturing caregivers and positive role...

Kicking Off a Year of Growing Together in the Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative

Center for Educational Improvement

Jun 12, 20196 min read

Kicking Off a Year of Growing Together in the Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation and Research Support, and Haley Sirota, CEI Intern On April 29th, the Childhood-Trauma Learning...

Center for Educational Improvement

Jun 4, 20193 min read

Compassionate School Policies

By June Naureckas, CEI Intern Both in-school and out-of-school suspensions can lead to students dropping out and have life-long...