Dealing with the Urgent Educational Challenge

“During a crisis, leadership is everything. It shapes the everyday, tomorrow, and the future. Although the everyday trials of the pandemic are behind us, the future outcomes are now upon us. Student mental health and school staffing shortages are today’s crisis issues. Now is the time for this book – a book that explains what is at the core of students’ and teachers’ social–emotional well–being and happiness and offers leadership strategies for creating healthy educational communities for years to come.”

-- Michelle B. Hebert, director of communications, School Administrators Association of New York State, Latham, NY

“Dealing with the Urgent Educational Challenge: Promoting Social-Emotional Well-Being among Teachers, Students, and Families provides readers examples of lessons learned and a path forward post-COVID to offer educators strategies to deliver socio-emotional wellness for students, parents, faculty, and staff. This book is full of key illustrations from educational research and life experiences that offer valuable insights to anyone wanting to take the next steps to ensure socio-emotional well-being for members of their educational community. I commend the editors on assembling this valuable resource for leaders.”

-- Leslie B. Trimmer, EdD, assistant professor of prac