More Than a Village

Friday, April 12, 2019

More Than a Village: Perspectives on Re-engagement in Tucson is the second part of a two-part research series focused on high school re-engagement in Tucson, Arizona. The first piece in this series,…

Building Systems of Integrated Student Support

Monday, April 8, 2019

Learning is not just academic; it’s social and emotional. The systems that come together to support young people’s learning and development include schools, community organizations, businesses, out-…

From A Nation At Risk: To A Nation At Hope

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

A growing movement dedicated to the social, emotional, and academic well-being of children is reshaping learning and changing lives across America. On the strength of its remarkable consensus, a…

Using Policy to Create Healthy Schools: Resources to Support Policymakers and Advocates

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Using Policy to Create Healthy Schools provides state-by-state and issue-specific analyses of how state laws address the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Whole School, Whole Community,…

Responding to Trauma through Policies that Create Supportive Learning Environments

Thursday, January 31, 2019

This brief introduces a Trauma-Informed Policy Framework to Create Supportive Learning Environments to help state officials create supportive learning environments that meet the needs of students ...

I'm Going Back: The Re-Engagement Experiences of Tucson Youth

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

I'm Going Back: The Re-Engagement Experiences of Tucson Youth was authored by Shannon Varga, Max Margolius, Catalina Tang Yan, Anna Skubel, Marissa L. Cole, and Jonathan F. Zaff, at the Center for…

State laws promoting social, emotional, and academic development leave room for improvement

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Policymakers increasingly recognize that social and emotional development plays a critical role in students’ ability to learn, and are enacting policies to encourage the integration of social and…

Creating Sustainable Career Pathways For Disconnected Youth

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Recess Checkup

Monday, December 3, 2018

One of Playworks’ most popular tools to-date is the Recess Checkup, a short 3-5 minute online quiz designed to help educators identify strengths and surface areas for improvement on their playground. 

Recess Lab

Monday, December 3, 2018

Creating Healthy Indoor Air Quality in Schools

Monday, November 26, 2018

Promote a healthy learning environment at your school to reduce absenteeism, improve test scores and enhance student and staff productivity.

Edutopia - How Lerning Happens Video Series

Friday, November 16, 2018

This video series, featuring Linda Darling-Hammond, president and CEO of Learning Policy Institute, and Pamela Cantor, MD, founder and senior science advisor of Turnaround for Children, pairs…

Podcast: Health Centers & Schools Uniting for Young Students’ Success

Friday, November 9, 2018

Many health centers across the country are building partnerships with schools to expand access to quality care and address the powerful social, environmental, and economic conditions that unjustly…

Creating Policies to Support Healthy Schools: Policymaker, Educator, and Student Perspectives

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Initiatives focused on improving aspects of students’ well-being in schools—such as addressing childhood obesity, preventing bullying, and restricting schools’ use of exclusionary discipline—are…

Great American High School: Reforming the Nation’s Remaining Low-Performing High Schools

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Disciplined and Disconnected

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Disciplinary actions in schools often represent a missed opportunity. In many cases, the systems in place are purely reactive and lack a preventative component to address student behavior.…

2018 Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Raising High School Graduation Rates

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Authored by Civic Enterprises and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, and released annually in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education and America’s Promise…

When Youth Feel Unsafe: Brief Insights on the Cognitive and Academic Effects of Exposure to Violence

Thursday, February 22, 2018

This Point of View brief from the Center for Promise provides research insights on a particularly timely topic - violence in America's schools - that is impacting young people in America. Learn more…

The Promise of Comprehensive Community Initiatives

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Comprehensive community initiatives (CCIs) are a potentially promising way to organize supports throughout a community and have attracted interest from philanthropy and public policymakers.…

Closing the Graduation Gap: Progress and Challenge in Raising High School Graduation Rates in Indiana

Monday, November 27, 2017

In 2015, Indiana had both the highest high school graduation rates of any state in the nation at 87.1 percent, and the narrowest graduation gap—4.5 percentage points—between low-income and non-low-…

Healthy Schools Research

Friday, September 1, 2017

When schools are a healthy environment to learn and grow, we have a better chance of raising a generation of strong and vibrant students who are prepared to succeed in life.

Paper Thin? Why All High School Diplomas Are Not Created Equal

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Paper Thin? Why All High School Diplomas Are Not Created Equal provides a state-by-state analysis of the different types of diplomas that states awarded to the Class of 2014 and the impact on…

I Came Here to Learn

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Students whose First Language is Not English (FLNE) make up the fastest growing segment of public school students across the country. In Massachusetts, one in five students is classified as FLNE.…

2017 Building a Grad Nation Report

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Authored by Civic Enterprises and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, and released annually in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education and America’s Promise…

OUR WORK: A Framework for Accelerating Progress for Children and Youth in America

Monday, April 17, 2017

How can we take what’s been learned and accelerate progress for young people in America, especially for those young people who are most vulnerable? How can we create the conditions for success for…

Barriers to Success

Thursday, March 30, 2017

While many young people in America continue to be bombarded by severe adversity, few receive the supports and resources they need to cope and succeed.