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This work contributes to emerging evidence highlighting the importance of school-based practices that reflect an awareness of the role of race and racism in students’ lives.

Importantly, school racial socialization was linked to positive school experiences and achievement for both Black and White adolescents.

Check out our recent publication in @aera_journal! This new study is one of the FIRST to provide empirical support on the benefits of school racial socialization for both black and white students. doi.org/10.3102/000283…

Parental involvement in the learning process can take many different forms. When students and parents experience “racism and other emotionally-laden encounters” in school contexts, they may choose to homeschool their children. tinyurl.com/ytw58s4w

The festive season is often associated with feelings of excitement and happiness, but for some it may not always be a positive time. Boost winter wellbeing with our latest #MentallyHealthySchools toolkit: crowd.in/1o4za0

Finals can be stressful. Take some time to relax and de-stress with offices around Student Affairs! Check out our full list of De-Stress Before the Test events here: pi.tt/destressfall20… #H2P #PittNow

While learning online, students in the school districts with the highest poverty rates lost two-thirds of a grade worth of learning in math, notably more than the half a grade loss experienced by students in the districts with the lowest poverty rates. wapo.st/3AQMGGA

Stress in young people doesn’t always look like stress in adults. Here's how to recognize the signs of chronic stress in children and teens and help them find healthy ways to cope. apa.org/topics/child-d…

"Responding to racism at school: Ethnic-racial socialization and the academic engagement of #Black and #Latinx youth," in #ChildDevelopment Journal (2022): doi.org/10.1111/cdev.1…

New publication by Ming-Te Wang, Daphne Henry, and @DrJuanDelToro! Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/00…

"To reduce the educational impacts of the pandemic to whether or not learning happened remote or in person is to miss all the other ways the pandemic has disrupted kids and parents and teachers' lives." @seanfreardon on @seda_data via @wapo washingtonpost.com/education/2022…

Why does expressing gratitude matter? Harvard experts weigh in. hrvd.me/GratitudeInFoc…

During the 2019–20 school year, Black students accounted for 15% of public school enrollment but 27% of homeless students in the US. bit.ly/3TV4VBk

Young person’s mental health declines -> schools unable to provide the help they need + lack of local support -> made to wait months and months for treatment -> young person reaches crisis point -> young person’s mental health declines

Family structures shape children’s access to economic resources and to the social and emotional support they need for #HealthyDevelopment. Learn about #LatinoFamily structure in the Center’s data point. hispanicresearchcenter.org/research-resou…

A full-service community school includes four elements: various integrated support services, active family and community engagement, expanded and enriched learning, and collaborative partnerships. @atugend @nytimes nytimes.com/2022/10/06/edu…

In a new piece for @Newsweek, our co-executive director Andrew Fuligni talked to @adampiore about the importance of connection during #adolescence. newsweek.com/2022/11/18/tee…

Kudos to Ming-Te Wang for being named a highly cited researcher by @Clarivate! Wang's research is in the top 1% of cited papers in Clarivate's database. Congrats!

Ming is among this elite group recognized for their exceptional research influence, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.

In 2022, fewer than 7,000, or about 0.1%, of the world's researchers, in 21 research fields and across multiple fields, have earned this exclusive distinction.

Congratulations to the MC's Director Dr. Ming-Te Wang for being named to Clarivate's 2022 list of highly cited researchers! 🥳🥳🥳