Star Tribune

What is ‘social and emotional learning’ and why has it become a political flashpoint?

First it was Common Core. Then Critical Race Theory. Now, social and emotional learning. That’s the latest education jargon term to leave academic circles and fuel a culture-war controversy over what ...
EdSurge

Social-Emotional Learning Can Boost Student Achievement. New Data Says By How Much.

Social-emotional learning programs can boost students’ academic performances, but a recent analysis found that program length matters when it comes to how much. Researchers from the Yale School of ...
Education Week

Does Social-Emotional Learning Really Work? Educators Had a Lot to Say

The emphasis on teaching social-emotional learning continues to expand across K-12 schools, especially at the high school level. That is the case even though there has been significant pushback ...
The Conversation

Schools today also teach social and emotional skills. Why is this important? And what’s involved?

Kristin R. Laurens received funding for this research from the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. Emma Carpendale received an Australian ...