Giving Compass' Take:

• Social-emotional learning is key to student development and success. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act there are multiple funding streams for schools to tap into. 

• How can schools best leverage these funds to support social-emotional learning? Who is already teaching these skills well? how are they doing it?

• Find out why social and emotional learning are essential. 

Research proves the value of having social-emotional learning programs in schools. Not only do students learn skills like collaboration, compromise, and how to manage emotions, but SEL, as it’s commonly referred to, also helps students graduate on time, earn better grades, and boost future earnings in careers.

The Every Student Succeeds Act allows states to fund social-emotional learning programs in three distinct ways, focusing on schools with large populations of low-income students; on teachers’ social-emotional health and training to help them share these skills with their students; and on support for schools that ensures their students are safe and healthy.

Read the full article on social-emotional learning at The 74