PBS News Hour | In this PBS NewsHour segment, correspondent Ali Rogin reports on a Baltimore-based nonprofit that uses hip-hop and storytelling as tools to teach social-emotional learning (SEL)—skills like empathy, self-awareness, and emotional expression—to students in classrooms across the U.S.

The broadcast refers to a recent study conducted by Yale Child Study Center Associate Professor 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.