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

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

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

Teacher Mindsets: How Educators’ Perspectives Shape Student Success

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

Q&A: Teaching Students to Manage Their Stress

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

The Importance of Meaningful Relationships in Schools

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

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

Social-Emotional Learning

By the Numbers

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

Social-Emotional Learning

All Work

The Pandemic Has Expanded the Work of Schools

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Q&A: Teaching Students to Manage Their Stress

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Mental and Physical Health

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The Importance of Meaningful Relationships in Schools

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

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Podcast: Teacher Mindsets and Student Success

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Lessons in SEL from the California CORE Districts

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Teacher Mindsets Matter in Higher Education, Too

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Measuring Social-Emotional Skills, Carefully

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Teacher Mindsets: How Educators’ Perspectives Shape Student Success

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Podcast: Measuring Social-Emotional Aspects of Student Success

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A New Lever for School Improvement: Student Surveys

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