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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 14, 20207 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 13, 20204 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...
Will Foley
Nov 14, 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...
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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 11, 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 4, 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 15, 20194 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...
Will Foley
Oct 15, 20193 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Oct 2, 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 11, 20194 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 3, 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 13, 20195 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,...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 13, 20194 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...
Zenisha Shah
Jul 31, 20193 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),...
Shu Jie Ting
Jul 19, 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 29, 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...
Vien Nguyen
Jun 25, 20194 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...
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 12, 20196 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 4, 20193 min read
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