New research finds social-emotional learning programs in schools lead to higher test scores and better GPAs. Here’s why.

By Sherri Gordon

In recent years, more attention has been brought on the benefits of social-emotional learning in education. A team of researchers is adding to that conversation, recently finding that teaching kids social-emotional skills in school can have a significant impact on their standardized math and reading test scores. Their analysis of existing studies, published in the Review of Educational Research, also showed that kids who are taught skills, such as emotional regulation and perspective-taking, have higher grade-point averages.

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