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🏫Check out the new 2026 Attendance Playbook by Future Ed and Attendance Works, with 30+ evidence-based strategies to reduce absenteeism. The Playbook covers every level of support, from schoolwide prevention to intensive help for students who need it
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Look who's working hard to help advance SEL!

Join us in welcoming Karla Lopez to our new cohort of SEL Fellows.

Save the date for the 2027 SEL Exchange!

This year’s theme is Belonging and Engagement in Action, and we’ve got some incredible education leaders lined up to share their expertise, including our keynote speaker, Dr. Christina Cipriano of UMass Amherst, who will be presenting on the science of belonging.

February 3, 2027 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m. CT

It’s going to be a great day of learning, and we want you to be there! Register below for this virtual event, and tag a colleague so you can attend together and talk through new ideas from the sessions.

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“I’m not a math person.” “I’m not a writer.” “I’m not a science kid.” We tell ourselves stories like these all the time, and those stories can hold us back.

In this eSchool News piece, Colorado teacher Lauren McKinney shares how she helps students rewrite that story. She treats mistakes as part of learning, invites curiosity before expecting the right answer, and helps students build the confidence to say exactly what confuses them.

Her classroom is science, but the lesson applies to every subject. When students feel they belong, they’re more willing to take risks, ask questions, and keep trying.

Read more: bit.ly/4dTX1oN

If we’re never failing, it means we’re not stretching ourselves. Failure is a normal part of life, but helping children understand and accept this is not always easy.

We can help by forging strong relationships with them and building an open, caring culture that normalizes failure as part of learning, puts trauma in context, encourages civic engagement, and gives students chances to express themselves.

Read this K-12 Dive article on why strong relationships are critical to building student resilience: bit.ly/47uCYtp
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