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Do you sometimes have days when you are just jumping from one thing to another? “Ping ponging” from topic to topic? By the end of the day, you feel both exhausted and like you haven’t accomplished anything. Defeated! Consider that some students may experience those feelings every school day—often as the result of well-meaning intentions to provide them with extra instructional support. Elementary and middle school students who are…
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By Anne Partika The Office of English Language Acquisition wants to provide every student with a pathway to multilingualism. Here’s how they plan to do it. Dr. Melissa Castillo, Senior Advisor in the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), provided the CCNetwork Multilingual Learner Work Group with an update on the Department’s new “Being Bilingual is a Superpower” initiative and other work to support pathways to multilingualism…
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By Kim Anderson, Ph.D. and Paticia A. Popp, Ph.D.School- and local educational agency (LEA)-wide initiatives to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a necessary first step in supporting all students. These efforts should be augmented with tailored supports to address the specific experiences and needs of specific groups of students, especially students experiencing homelessness.  A Promising strategy to support students…
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Clarissa McKithen is a member of NCC’s D4E Team. She also contributes intellectual leadership to the design and implementation of equity-focused trainings; manages collaborative development of products for dissemination; and provides expertise in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion and qualitative research methods.  Last fall, the National Comprehensive Center released Designing for Equity: A Nationwide Education Policy Scan…
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By Kim Anderson, Ph.D. and Paticia A. Popp, Ph.D. Taking stock of the issue In addition to experiencing a high level of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), students experiencing homelessness often need multiple types of support to help them cope with intensive challenges such as chronic stress, experiences of violence, fear of stigma, and feelings of disconnection from school and isolation from peers. They may need assistance with…