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Examining Lessons from the First Statewide Family Engagement Centers

A new report describes the implementation efforts of the first grantees under the Statewide Family Engagement Centers and how they aligned with program priorities (Partner: ED National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance).

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Preventing and Addressing Bullying and Cyberbullying

This new resource equips teachers and school leaders to create a safer, more supportive school environment by preventing and addressing bullying and cyberbullying (Partner: ED SchoolSafety.gov).

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Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults

Find strategies that health care providers, systems, and communities can use to reduce vaping among youth and young adults with this guide (Partner: HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).

Helping Young People Stay Safe on the Roads this Holiday Season

Discover resources to prevent impaired driving and promote teen driver safety in the wintertime and year-round in the latest IWGYP newsletter (Partner: DOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration).

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Discovering Core Components of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

Explore this new brief that breaks down evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs into seven types of program components (Partner: HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation).

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Data Release: 2023–24 Common Core of Data (CCD) Universe Files, Version 1a

Posted | Dec 13 2024

These data files offer data at state, district, and school levels and include staff counts by professional category, as well as student membership disaggregated by grade, race/ethnicity, and sex. Also included are school-level counts of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch.

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Blog: Evaluating the Impact and Implementation of K-12 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Policy: IES Announces New Research and Development Center

Posted | Dec 13 2024

This blog post announces a new National Research and Development (R&D) Center focusing on K-12 teacher recruitment and retention policy: the Center for Longitudinal Data in Education Research - Teacher Recruitment & Retention (CALDER-R&R). This Center will examine policies addressing teacher shortages and their impact on teachers, student learning, and equity. The policies address a range of shortage areas and operate at multiple stages of the teacher pipeline.

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Event: 2025 Prevention Day

Posted | Dec 12 2024

Date: February 3, 2025
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD

This event dedicated to the prevention of substance use will explore current, emerging, and innovative strategies, policies, programs, practices, and research. The 2025 theme, "Telling the Prevention Story," underscores sharing the successes of prevention and inspiring action. Prevention practitioners, advocates, scientists, leaders (community, state, tribal, federal), and consumers are encouraged to attend. Learn more and register.