By Kaela Farrise, M.A., CEI Program Assistant, Innovation & Research Support Note: This blog is part 3 of a series on supporting Black students in schools. Part 1 which specifically addressed what bias looks like towards Black girls in schools can be found here, and part 2 which addressed changes that can be made on a school-wide level is here. Research shows that Black girls, and students of color generally, receive more and harsher disciplinary actions than their peers. On

By Kaela Farrise, CEI Program Assistant, Innovation & Research Support Note: This blog is part 2 of a series on supporting Black students in Schools. Part 1 which specifically addressed bias towards Black girls in schools can be found by clicking here. The pain and suffering of Black people have been at the forefront of America’s consciousness over the past few years as the deaths of multiple Black people were caught and shared widely on social media. As we address injustices

Michele Rivers Murphy, CEI Associate Director of Heart Centered Learning Love and suffering are closely related, most certainly in the mutual intensity of emotion they provoke. As we have all experienced so personally in this past year, as deeply as we love, we also feel the depth of suffering that is part of our shared human experience. When we begin to peel back the layers to understand the enormity of human loss, suffering and tragedy during our world’s health pandemic, we