Diversity and Inclusiveness:   This article describes eight ways that nonprofits can improve their approach to diversity and inclusiveness, from cultivating compassion to being intentional, from mirroring your community to being transparent.   Check out these other resources from the National Council on Nonprofits.

Engaging Youth in Nonprofits:   Check out this idealware blog on how to engage youth in nonprofit work.

Understanding Intersectionality is Critical to Advancing Educational Equity for All:   Demonstrating a recognition and appreciation of difference is an important step in creating supportive and inclusive learning environments.  Read this article from the SWIFT Education Center.

Leveraging ESSA Plans in Preschool Development Grant Implementation: Guidance & Recommendations:   This brief from the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) links the PDG B-5 needs assessment and strategic planning process with strategies from states' ESSA plans, highlighting where early childhood has been or could be a meaningful part of state plans.  The brief also includes a toolkit states can use to ensure that they are aligning their PDG strategic plan with their ESSA plan, and strengthen ESSA plan focus on early childhood issues.  Read more.

Early reading in Spanish helps children learn to read English:  Immigrant parents worry that their children will struggle with reading and fret that as non-English speakers, they can't help.  A new study shows that's simply not true.  Reading to a young child in any language will likely help them learn to read in English.  Find out more.

Support & Celebrate National Inclusive Schools Week December 2-6!  Inclusive Schools Week is an annual event sponsored by the Inclusive Schools Network (ISN) and Stetson & Associates which is held each year during the first full week in December.  Since its inception in 2001, Inclusive Schools Week has celebrated the progress that schools have made in providing a supportive and quality education to an increasingly diverse student population, including students who are marginalized due to disability, gender, socio-economic status, cultural heritage, language preference, and other factors.  The Week also provides an important opportunity for educators, students and parents to discuss what else needs to be done in order to ensure that their schools continue to improve their ability to successfully educate all children.  This year, the Inclusive Schools Week's theme is "Charting the Course for Inclusive Schools."  Find out more and join the celebration.

Understanding the US Juvenile Justice System:  Get a basic understanding of the juvenile justice system, including a webinar on adolescent development and the US Supreme Court related to juvenile justice decisions of the Court.  Read more.

Best Practices Guide for Working with LGBTQ Individuals:  This guide, from the Pasco County Schools, contains a wealth of information on statistics and best practices for working with LGBTQ students.  Check it out.

FindTreatment.gov:  SAMHSA has announced the launch of www.findtreatment.gov, a new and improved website for helping to connect Americans throughout the United States who are looking for substance abuse treatment.  Visitors can access information treatment providers' locations, treatment options, payment and insurance information, and on more than 12,000 state-licensed facilities, based on data compiled by SAMHSA.

TriCare Healthcare for Military Families:  Where civilian families use private health insurance and Medicaid HCBS waivers to get services and supports for their child's disabilities, military families use TRICARE, a component of the Military Health System.  This article explains TRICARE services that support children with disabilities.  Read the article.

The Eight P's of Parent Engagement:  These "P" tips are intended to help guide a teacher, school or district to increase engagement with parents.  Find out more about these tips. 

Focusing on guiding principles:  Asking middle school students to focus on their guiding principles can lead them to more productive individual and group work.  Find our more.

The Impact of Early Adversity on Childhood Brain Development:  This video from the InBrief series outlines basic concepts from the research on the biology of stress, which shows that major adversity can weaken developing brain architecture and permanently set the body's stress response system on high alert.  Science also shows that providing stable, responsive environments for children in the earliest years of life can prevent or reverse these conditions, with lifelong consequences for learning, behavior, and health.  Check out the video in English and also available in Spanish.