This article is part of the collection: Social-Emotional Learning: Why It Matters and How to Foster It. In their separate domains, educators and parents both understand the importance of ...

As school districts plan to welcome students back into buildings for the upcoming school year, this is the perfect time to take a hard look at both our practices and our systems to build a more caring ...

In the classic children’s book, “Henny Penny,” the title character, Henny, a chicken, fears that the sky is falling when an acorn drops on her head. She quickly creates mass hysteria among her animal ...

Zero tolerance policies, while trying to keep kids accountable for their actions, often result in suspensions for even minor infractions like dress code violations or being tardy. While these ...

Last month, the Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social Emotional, and Academic Development released a long-awaited report titled “From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope,” offering ...

To recognize outstanding achievements in the field of social and emotional learning (SEL), the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has selected two recipients of the ...

A student at an Alabama elementary school completes a social and emotional learning exercise. “If you aren’t implementing SEL practices throughout the day, you aren’t fully committed to SEL at all.” ...

Schools may need to rely on local district funding to keep SEL programs going when the federal grants expire. Credit: Jackie Mader for the Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: ...

Imagine if researchers leading a clinical trial of a new vaccine did not publish a breakdown of findings by demographic group. Without these data, it would be difficult to know, for example, how ...

While social emotional learning (SEL) has become a darling among many states as an indicator of school health in their ESSA plans, a new brief from Transforming Education has questioned whether the ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Children maintain social distancing measures as the follow a one way system in the corridor at Earlham Primary School on June 09, 2020 in London, England. As part of ...