Social-Emotional Learning

The role of students’ sense of belonging, belief in their academic abilities, capacity to work with others, and self-management in academic success

Report

CORE Lessons: Measuring the Social and Emotional Sides of Student Success

Authored byThomas Toch, Raegen Miller

California’s CORE school districts’ use of student, teacher and parent surveys of school climate to drive school improvement

Report

Teacher Mindsets: How Educators’ Perspectives Shape Student Success

Authored byCraig Wacker, Lynn Olson

How teachers’ attitudes, beliefs, and classroom practices fortify students’ investment in learning

From the Field

Q&A: Teaching Students to Manage Their Stress

A proven strategy for helping students get past stress to succeed academically

Commentary

The Importance of Meaningful Relationships in Schools

Authored byJenee Henry Wood

The importance of daily social connections and school culture-building activities to learning

From the Field

Q&A: Jackson on Why We Should be Measuring Social-Emotional Well-Being

The impact of high-quality social-emotional assessments on grades, attendance and graduation rates

Investments in SEL

31%

School districts in blue states earmarking federal Covid-relief aid for social emotional learning
28%

School districts in red states

Source: FutureEd Analysis

Student-Counselor Ratio

408

Average number of students per counselor in schools, 2021-22
250

Recommended number of students per counselor in schools

Source: Chalkbeat

Bullying

43%

Transgender students who reported having been bullied at school, 2019
17%

Cisgender students

Source: The Brookings Institution's analysis of the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Student Mental Health

28%

High school students who felt connected to others at school experiencing poor mental health
45%

High school students who did not feel connected experiencing poor mental health

Source: April 2022 CDC report

Report

Quality Check: The New, Best Way to Measure School Performance

Authored byLynn Olson

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From the Field

The Pandemic Has Expanded the Work of Schools

Authored byJill Barshay

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From the Field

Q&A: Teaching Students to Manage Their Stress

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Explainer

Mental and Physical Health

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Commentary

The Importance of Meaningful Relationships in Schools

Authored byJenee Henry Wood

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From the Field

Q&A: Jackson on Why We Should be Measuring Social-Emotional Well-Being

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From the Field

Podcast: Teacher Mindsets and Student Success

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Commentary

Lessons in SEL from the California CORE Districts

Authored byThomas Toch

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Commentary

Teacher Mindsets Matter in Higher Education, Too

Authored byCraig Wacker

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Commentary

Measuring Social-Emotional Skills, Carefully

Authored byLaura Hamilton

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Report

Teacher Mindsets: How Educators’ Perspectives Shape Student Success

Authored byCraig Wacker, Lynn Olson

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From the Field

Podcast: Measuring Social-Emotional Aspects of Student Success

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