Ask HEDCO: School belonging articles

The “demographic mismatch” between student and teacher isn't just about representation; it's about missed opportunities for student success.

This month we share information on evidence-informed interventions available to schools for increasing students’ sense of school belonging.

School belonging, sometimes called school connectedness, is a broad concept that covers important systems-level factors like school policies and school climate, along with person-level factors such as relationships among students, teachers, peers, and school staff and a

To celebrate Pride Month and to launch our blog series on school belonging, this month’s post focuses on school belonging and connectedness for youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual, or identify their sexual orientatio