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Each year in the United States, 46 million children are exposed to violence, crime, abuse, homelessness, or food insecurity—experiences that can affect attention, learning, and behavior. This report looks at neuroscience, science of learning, and child development research on whole child approaches to education that improve learning for all students, especially those living with trauma.
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Students living with the toxic stress and trauma of poverty and crime can struggle to learn. Research on science of learning and development shows that these struggles can be addressed through whole child and positive school climate approaches that support academic, physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development—systems that put students’ healthy growth and development at the center of the classroom.
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A new study identifies policy and practice strategies that foster strong academic, social, and emotional learning, based on the science of learning and development.
Community schools are an evidence-based strategy to advance equity and reduce barriers to learning by providing the services needed to support student and family well-being.
The Educator Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab) is an initiative developed to support and strengthen high-quality educator preparation in the United States.
Teachers who receive thorough preparation and are supported with high-quality professional learning opportunities throughout their careers are better equipped to meet the needs of all their students.
LPI’s Center for School and System Redesign supports research, practice initiatives, and policy strategies that can transform educational systems to respond to the needs of young people for an equitable and empowering education in our rapidly changing world.
Curriculum, instruction, and assessment focused on deeper learning develop students’ abilities to think critically and solve complex problems, communicate effectively, work collaboratively, and learn independently.
The Whole Child Policy Table unifies and coordinates the work of a broad set of policy partners working to create school environments in which every student is supported to learn and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
A whole child education prioritizes the full scope of a child’s developmental needs to advance equity and ensure that every child reaches their fullest potential.
