Social-Emotional Learning: Making it Work

by Meg Overman, Senior Editor A recent nationwide focus on social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom hit a roadblock with pandemic-related shutdowns—because many students aren’t in the classroom. On the surface, SEL seems almost to rely on in-person learning. Parsing emotions requires nuanced observation, which can be difficult to achieve in the virtual world. But, as…

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Ethical and Business Cases for DEI in Ed Pub and Ed Tech

by Nilofer Ali, Resources Manager I recently took a four-week class with Dr. Sylvia Chan-Malik of Rutgers University titled, “Race and Islam in America,” in which she started off explaining epistemology: how we know what we know. I alluded to this in my last piece, and I’d like to springboard off that concept to discuss…

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#DaytonShines

Dayton, OH evening skyline

By Kevin J. Gray, President and Chief Content Officer One year ago tomorrow, a gunman killed nine innocent people in Dayton’s Oregon District. These actions hit home—our Dayton office overlooks the street where the tragedy played out. Between the shock of the violence itself and the chaos as the national media and politicians camped out…

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In the Community – William H. Loesche School, Philadelphia, PA

Each month, one employee of Westchester Education Services gets to select a project they are interested in funding on the DonorsChoose platform. This month’s selection chosen by Business Manager, Melissa Linksy,  has a special, full-circle quality about it. Read on to learn more: Name/Location of School: William H. Loesche School in Philadelphia, PA DonorsChoose.org project…

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Westchester Wrap-up: Spring 2020

by Nicole Tomassi, Marketing & Conference Manager The staff at Westchester’s locations around the world are continuing to work remotely for their health and safety as well as that of their families. During this time, they have also been providing additional guidance for our customers as phases at other points in the publication project lifecycle…

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