Pamela Fong

More than seven million students, or about one in six students, missed 15 or more days of school in 2017-18, resulting in a 16 percent national chronic absence rate according to data from the U.S. Department of Education...

In response to the need for resources to help students deal with trauma and build resilience, REL West assembled a free video collection "Addressing Trauma and Fostering Resilience," where experts on trauma and youth provide actionable strategies on building positive relationships and resilience with youth, responding to youth suicide, understanding youth behaviors, and employing trauma-informed practices...

It didn't take long before the consequences of the pandemic shone a spotlight on the growing inequities within our communities and systems. Existing disparities in housing and food security, education, and health care, for example, grew wider between socioeconomic and racial groups.[1], [2], [3], [4] At the same time, a racial reckoning across the nation was a reminder that systemic racism and injustices persist. With compounded stress and trauma, vulnerable students and families became mo...

Read about research on how accelerated learning through tutoring addresses lost intructional time.