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While the field of educational measurement has grown more sophisticated over time, it has arguably not always grown more useful for school practitioners. The evolution of school based assessment continues to work against a strong historical current that optimized measurement for accountability and standardization purposes, often at the exclusion of actionability for the students, teachers, and school systems. This case study features a decade-long program of measurement research and tool development from the Education Collaboratory. Our measurement agenda is organized around the conviction that assessment, when designed well, can function as infrastructure for school transformation.

What political leaders say about disability reflects whose rights are prioritized and how equitably education systems serve students with disabilities. This paper presents a systematic discourse analysis of public statements about people with disabilities made by White House and Cabinet officials, and proposed federal bills affecting individuals with disabilities during 2025.

Discover practical strategies for implementing systemwide social and emotional learning by drawing on real-world insights from a multi-year research–practice partnership with school leaders, educators, and students.

Explore how a structured advise-and-design protocol helps educators and students interpret social and emotional learning (SEL) assessment data, strengthen data literacy, and translate findings into actionable improvements for teaching, learning, and educational equity.

Learn how to distinguish between social and emotional learning assessments and mental health screeners so schools can make more informed, responsible decisions about supporting student well-being.

Discover how mindful teaching strengthens educators’ social and emotional competence by identifying eight core qualities that help teachers respond more intentionally, compassionately, and effectively to the everyday challenges of classroom life.

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.

Discover how universal school-based social and emotional learning programs improve academic achievement across grades 1–12, with the strongest benefits emerging through sustained implementation.

Explore the first systematic review of how multilingual students are represented in social and emotional learning research, revealing critical gaps and practical recommendations for more equitable SEL.

Explore how integrating social and emotional learning, positive youth development, and equitable access to mentorship and hands-on experiences can expand STEAM pathways for historically underrepresented students.

Explore what decades of research reveal about teacher-paraeducator relationships and how stronger collaboration can improve educator well-being, classroom practices, and student outcomes.

Discover how recognizing the unique ways adolescents regulate anger, sadness, and worry can help educators better support academic engagement, emotional well-being, and healthy development during the middle school years.

Discover how students’ self-management, social awareness, and academic stress shape academic success across early adolescence, highlighting why sustained social and emotional learning support becomes increasingly important during the middle school years.

Discover how the Student Emotion Regulation Assessment (SERA) provides schools with a practical, evidence-informed way to understand and support how students manage emotions across everyday academic and social situations.

Discover practical, evidence-based strategies for reducing chronic absenteeism by helping students build emotion regulation skills that increase school engagement, resilience, and confidence.

Explore why centering students' diverse identities is essential for creating universal social and emotional learning programs that are accessible, affirming, and effective for all learners.

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 social and emotional learning can advance educational equity by recognizing learner variability, strengthening inclusive teaching practices, and ensuring all students have meaningful opportunities to thrive.

Discover how children and adolescents develop different emotion regulation strategies across school settings—and how understanding these patterns can help educators better support students' social, emotional, and academic success.

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 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.

Examine evidence that the Children’s Social Desirability Scale–Short Version provides a reliable way to measure and compare social desirability across diverse student populations, strengthening the accuracy of self-report research.

Discover practical ways to strengthen students’ emotional well-being by becoming the trusted adult they can turn to through empathy, active listening, and meaningful support.

Explore promising practices for measuring gender identity in elementary school-aged children, with practical recommendations for creating more inclusive, developmentally appropriate educational research.

Learn how five evidence-informed pedagogies can help educators teach social and emotional learning in ways that strengthen students' ability to apply SEL skills across real-world contexts.

Learn how universal school-based social and emotional learning programs improve academic, social, and emotional outcomes for students across the United States while identifying ways to make SEL more inclusive and equitable.

Learn how Universal Design for Social and Emotional Learning (UDSEL) helps educators create more accessible, inclusive, and flexible SEL experiences that support the strengths and needs of all learners.

Explore practical recommendations for designing, implementing, and researching social and emotional learning that better reflects and supports the diverse identities and experiences of all students.

Establish the definitive evidence base for universal school-based social and emotional learning through a landmark meta-analysis that serves as the foundation for an ongoing living systematic review.

Learn how the Collaboratory for Inclusion helps schools implement transformative social and emotional learning by centering the voices and experiences of students who have been historically marginalized.

Explore how supporting the social and emotional well-being of education support professionals can strengthen school communities by fostering greater communication, inclusion, recognition, and belonging.

Build a practical emotion regulation toolkit by exploring eight evidence-based strategies that help students respond to challenges with greater resilience, flexibility, and emotional well-being.

Discover how children's ability to reframe their thoughts and regulate emotions develops from early childhood through adolescence, with evidence-based recommendations for supporting healthy emotional development.

Explore the real-world conditions that help—or hinder—systemwide social and emotional learning implementation, with practical insights from schools working to embed SEL into everyday teaching, leadership, and school culture.

Explore the first systematic review of how students with disabilities and racially minoritized students are represented in school-based social and emotional learning research, highlighting critical gaps and recommendations for more equitable evidence.

Learn how student-centered design and web-based technology can create more meaningful school climate assessments that generate actionable insights for improving school experiences.