CSRE White Paper Series: Executive Summary

A growing body of research shows students learn best when they feel a sense of belonging and when teachers recognize and draw on cultural and community-aligned ways of thinking, doing, and learning. To help clarify what we know from this body of research, the Spencer Foundation commissioned a series of white papers on research on teaching and learning practices across content areas that have been referred to as culturally sustaining and/or culturally relevant. In this Executive Summary we offer key insights from across the papers, with an eye towards the practices, policies, and future research that we need to support all young people in learning and thriving.