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    New USC study sheds light on adolescent mental health crisis in the United States

    Results emphasize the interconnectedness of mental health, attendance and school grades—a necessary reality for schools to grapple with.

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    Huriya Jabbar appointed associate professor

    Distinguished scholar specializing in K–12 education policy joins USC Rossier faculty.

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  3. Education News

    Alberto Carvalho has arrived in L.A. with plans to make LAUSD the premier district in the U.S.

    Superintendent Carvalho and Dean Noguera discuss what’s different about LAUSD, the district’s new approach to centralization, and the importance of enrolling L.A.’s youngest students.

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    Social-Emotional Learning gets its moment in the spotlight

    The work of USC Rossier’s Mary Helen Immordino-Yang shows how schools can embrace SEL, a new interdisciplinary science of development, culture and neuroscience.

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    Dean Pedro A. Noguera joins education leaders in a call for action to reduce gun violence

    Noguera calls for immediate government action to initiate scientifically-informed steps to reduce gun violence.

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  6. Education News

    Can California close the achievement gap in math?

    The majority of California’s K–12 students struggle with math. But challenges are experienced most acutely among many students of color. This is the central problem that the state’s Department of...

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    Insights from the U.S. department of education’s equity summit series

    Since March of 2020, thought leaders and policymakers have discussed how to use the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to reform schools. The first event of the Equity Summit Series...

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    Scholar’s research into homelessness finds flawed supports for students

    Students experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles are highly mobile, and everywhere.

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    30 years after standards reform, schools aren’t much better

    Editor’s Note: Morgan Polikoff is the author of the book Beyond Standards, which examines content standards reform through its impact on instruction and student learning, and explores how it might...

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    Ed policy expert honored for commitment to public discourse

    Morgan Polikoff receives accolade for connecting education research to the public