Teaching social-emotional skills in class sounds great, and the idea has a broad and growing following in K-12 schools. In practice, however, executing evidence-based strategies to teach skills like ...

Across a 25-year career, I’ve served as a superintendent in four varied districts, from small exurban to large urban to suburban. In each, social and emotional learning has been pivotal in improving ...

As a part of the Zachary Community School District’s Social Emotional Learning Initiative, a list of words has been compiled that are important for all students to understand to improve their social ...

Social emotional learning — lessons in soft skills like listening to people you disagree with or calming yourself down before a test — has become a flashpoint in the culture wars. The conservative ...

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 ...

It’s no secret that kids learn better when they’re in a positive mental state. That’s why the staff at Oak Elementary School in Albany now incorporates social-emotional learning into their daily ...

It’s been said, “If a child can do advanced math, speak three languages, or receive top grades, but can’t manage their emotions, practice conflict resolution, or handle stress, none of that other ...

Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a series looking at ways we can help our children restore, with patience and love, some of what the pandemic has taken away. I used to be a bit cynical about ...

Who isn’t mesmerized by the athleticism, leadership and character of the Olympic athletes? Young children picture themselves on these mats, fields and courts, so don’t miss the opportunity to use the ...

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