In January, our team published a report on social-emotional learning research that has taken on new importance during the past few months. Written in partnership with New Schools Venture Fund, the ...

Is social-emotional learning a transformational means to improve public education or a threat to it? Ask K-12 educators, and their responses are mostly somewhere in between. While SEL has permeated ...

Soft skills. SEL and MESH competencies. Habits of Heart and Mind. Whatever you call them, a growing body of research suggests these non-academic, social-emotional competencies deserve our attention.

Dungeons & Dragons, the 70s-era role-playing game, might bring to mind orcs and elves and multi-sided dice. But today, D&D and games like it are helping kids and teens learn important life skills. Liz ...

The world may describe what we do as teaching employability skills. I call it social-emotional learning (SEL). Having social-emotional skills – skills such as self-management, forming positive ...

Social-emotional learning (SEL) teaches the key attitudes and skills necessary for understanding and managing emotions, listening, feeling and showing empathy for others, and making thoughtful, ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article should have said the EdWeek Research Center survey was conducted Sept. 28 to Oct. 17. Educators overwhelmingly say that teaching social-emotional skills ...

Adults who practice social-emotional skills may find it easier to manage the stress of parenting. Credit: Ponomariova_Maria / iStock / Getty Images Plus There's no simple way to sum up a parent's job, ...

Career readiness is among the most common concerns that teachers, parents, and students themselves have to deal with. While yes, the quality of education they’re receiving can be first-rate, that ...

The nation’s abrupt shift to remote learning in the wake of COVID-19 has left teachers, students, and parents scrambling to find balance in their daily lives. And while maintaining academic learning ...

The intentions of social-emotional learning (SEL) programs are good—and so are the results. With outcomes like increased academic success, improved relationships with peers and teachers, and decreased ...