Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an educational process that aims to help children develop social and emotional life skills. These include managing difficult emotions, dealing with stress, ...

Innovation leaders share the applications and websites they’re using for SEL check-ins and activities in their school districts this year. Staff and students have been through so much over the past ...

It’s common for teachers to say that today’s students are more likely to struggle with regulating their emotions and navigating in-person social interactions compared with those from previous eras. In ...

I used to be a bit cynical about social and emotional learning programs, or SEL as they are known in educational circles. My 9-year-old's previous school tried to teach him skills such as ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Social emotional ...

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Child Well-being Dashboard, American children score at or above average among OECD member countries for educational outcomes ...

A lot of lessons, strategies, and activities are done in the name of social-emotional learning. Which ones, though, are the most effective? Educators will share their opinions in this series. In ...

Graphic novels and comic books offer another entry point for social-emotional learning. Credit: Getty Images Social-emotional learning, what you might know as SEL, is a decades-old philosophy that ...

Teacher Jamalia Sheets watches a child model the emotion “surprised” during an activity in the infant classroom at Ellis Early Learning. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report ...

Social-emotional learning programs can boost students’ academic performances, but a recent analysis found that program length matters when it comes to how much. Researchers from the Yale School of ...

From classroom morning check-ins to mindfulness exercises, small, consistent practices can help children manage emotions, build empathy, and strengthen social skills. Evidence-based SEL programs show ...