October - 2019

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...

School Mental Health Screening Part II: Trauma-Informed Recommendations

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support This is the second part of the special series School Mental Health...

School Mental Health Screening Part I: Benefits and Cautions of Universal Mental Health Screening

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support This is the first part of the special series School Mental Health Screening....

Reflections: The State of School Mental Health— Courageous Conversations and Healing Practices

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support New England, a center for knowledge and research, has promoted a number of...

Visioning Onward: Planning Heart Centered 21st Century Learning Communities

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support School leaders with passion and drive to make a transformative change in...

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...

Teaching Mindfulness Through Play

By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern Play is a ubiquitous childhood activity, seen across all cultures and ethnicities, and even among those living...

Equity in Education Part III: Methods for Teaching Students about Equity

By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern This is the third part in the special series Equity in Education. Understanding the causes and consequences of...

Defiant or Depressed? Working with Black Girls in the School Setting

By Kaela Farrise, CEI Intern Because children spend more time with teachers and other school personnel during a typical school year than...

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...