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UCLA researcher tells California commission evidence supports multi‑component K‑12 anti‑hate programs
Summary
UCLA researcher Sarah Wilf told commissioners that peer‑reviewed studies point to multi‑component school programs — intergroup contact, social‑emotional learning, and knowledge interventions — as likeliest to reduce prejudice, but stressed gaps in rigorous evaluation of hate‑specific outcomes.
Sarah Wilf, a research consultant with UCLA’s Initiative to Study Hate, briefed the commission on April 24 on the state of peer‑reviewed evidence for K‑12 anti‑hate programs. Wilf summarized rigorous studies showing that programs combining multiple mechanisms — for example, intergroup contact plus social‑emotional learning and…
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