SEL in the Wild: States Behind in Their Commitments

THE Journal: While social emotional learning (SEL) has become a darling among many states as an indicator of school health in their ESSA plans, a new brief from Transforming Education has questioned whether the work behind the scenes is keeping up. Specifically, the brief noted, most school systems haven't adopted policies to prioritize the development and assessment of student SEL competencies, coordinated the implementation of evidence-based SEL practices or made it part of district decision-making discussions.

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