Kernels of Practice for SEL: Low-Cost, Low-Burden Strategies
This brief is part of a series on Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out and focuses on the need to develop social and emotional learning strategies that can be
The Latino Teacher-Student Divide: 5 Steps to Close the Gap
Latino students are the largest ethnic group in U.S. public schools, representing 25 percent of the overall population. Yet, Latinos make up only 9 percent of the nation’s teaching corps.
Employers are Signaling Demand for SEL Skills
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Growing Link Between SEL and Employability Skills From the Committee for Children Read More Here >
How Emotions and Social Relationships Drive Learning
This research brief from the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development explores how emotions and relationships drive learning and are a fundamental part of how our brains develop.
Should emotions be taught in schools?
Our unresolved, unacknowledged feelings can lead us into anxiety, arguments and worse. Some educators believe it’s time to give our kids emotional instruction along with their ABCs. Who taught you
In High School, the Kids Are Not All Right
With social and academic pressure mounting, a teacher shares what he’s learned about tracking his students’ mental well-being. I lost my first student to suicide not long ago. The student
Three New Briefs Show City Afterschool, Summer Investments Improve Workforce Development, College and Career Readiness
In three just-released briefs, NLC outlines how city leaders can leverage afterschool and summer learning programs as strategies to improve public safety, workforce development, and college and career readiness in
