Gain an evidence-based framework for evaluating your school’s social and emotional learning strategy with practical questions that help educators distinguish effective programs from well-intentioned but unsupported practices.
This PBS NewsHour segment refers to a recent study conducted by Christina Cipriano, PhD; Postdoctoral Associate Michael McCarthy, PhD; and previous Postdoctoral Associate Cheyeon Ha, PhD; showing that SEL programs can improve students’ sense of belonging and academic performance.
Discover how new research is helping educators quantify the academic benefits of social and emotional learning, including why sustained, year-long implementation leads to the strongest gains in student achievement.
Discover why building students’ social and emotional skills is one of the most effective ways to improve academic achievement—and how families and schools can work together to support learning and well-being.
Learn how new research linking social and emotional learning to stronger grades and test scores is helping reshape the national conversation about student success.
Explore how new evidence shows that explicit social and emotional learning instruction strengthens reading and math achievement, reinforcing SEL as a powerful investment in students’ academic success.
Discover how a major Yale-led meta-analysis is reshaping the conversation around social and emotional learning by showing that evidence-based SEL programs improve reading, math, grades, and overall academic achievement.
AERA Press Release: A new large-scale analysis of existing research finds that school-provided social and
emotional learning (SEL) programs improve students’ academic achievement in addition to their social and emotional
development.
Learn a practical, five-step framework that helps students navigate conflict, communicate their needs respectfully, and build the problem-solving skills needed for healthier peer relationships.
Discover practical strategies for helping students navigate emotionally charged digital media by strengthening media literacy, reducing rumination, and building healthy, evidence-based habits for engaging with online information.
Explore how educators can distinguish between helpful and unhelpful distraction, using emotion regulation strategies to help students refocus and reengage with learning.
Discover how educators can use emotion regulation strategies to recognize and challenge implicit racial bias, creating more supportive, equitable learning environments where Black students can thrive.
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