Both the Leadership and Racism Program and Institute invite professional educators to enter what many participants report is a “life-changing experience.” This work builds on current research, including:

• Social-Skills Programs Yield Gains in Academic Subjects, Roger P. Weissberg, Collaborative for Academic,
  Social, and Emotional Learning. January 2008
  
• Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement, Anthony Bryk and Barbara Schneider, University of
  Chicago, June, 1996
  
• What Doesn’t Meet the Eye: Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in High–Achieving
  Suburban Schools, (“the distinctive importance of teacher encouragement as a reported source of motivation for non-white students.”) Ronald F. Ferguson, November 2002