Social-emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of today’s schools. Through SEL, students learn how to manage and regulate their emotions, identify and work through tough feelings, and serves as a ...

Experts say that may be especially true for students with disabilities—but they’re not always considered when schools are ...

When challenging student behavior arises, the instinct in many schools is to turn to discipline: assigning detention, suspension, or removal from class. But John Gasko, chief well-being officer at ...

The “rebranding ” of social-emotional learning and other programs to avoid controversy for being branded as “woke” ideology highlights a real challenge in education today: Political pushback at the ...

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become a primary focus in many school’s strategic plans. Fortunately, there is a long list of literature, articles and research that outline the importance of SEL ...

Even before COVID-19, data revealed concerning trends related to youth mental health. Between 2011 and 2019, the number of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed education worldwide, revealing vulnerabilities in both students' and educators' emotional health. What began as a response to a crisis has now grown into a ...

STORM LAKE — Surrounded by 13 wriggling classmates sitting on a colorful mat, kindergartner Dara Peralta-Ponce thought briefly as her teacher asked her what made her unique. In a quiet voice, Dara ...

Social-emotional learning, a once uncontroversial component of K-12 education, has become a flashpoint in America’s culture wars. Skills like empathy, collaboration, emotional regulation, and ...