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Social and emotional learning is helping close equity gaps at my school
SEL helped our students before the pandemic, and those same skills have supported them throughout this crisis, in which student engagement and connection with peers, teachers and staff is needed more than ever before, writes Jenine De Marzo, Ed.D, an SEL trainer and health and physical education teacher at Urban Assembly Media High School in New York City.
Our schools must tell a better and more complete story about our growing economic inequality
We risk raising children without empathy for those with different backgrounds, writes Karen V. Hansen, professor of sociology and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University, and Nazli Kibria, professor of sociology at Boston University.
Social and emotional learning is the latest flashpoint in the education wars
Educators say SEL is intended to help kids cope with problems and succeed in school, but angry parents don’t see it that way.
Jargon may have turned parents against social and emotional learning
Educators often have a tendency to use confusing terminology when speaking about their field. But jargon may now be playing a role in the politicization of social and emotional learning — often referred to as SEL.
Virtual learning left my classmates and me burned out, but there are things schools can do to make it better for us
With expanded school services, mental health would be less stigmatized, which, in turn, would encourage more students to reach out to community services and resources, writes Maryland ninth grader Sophie Nguyen.
Will making the FAFSA more ‘fun’ help get Pell grants into students’ pockets?
Convincing students and parents to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or the FAFSA, can often be a losing battle – and completion rates are low in many states across the country.
Too many students just aren’t interested in what is being taught
Too many students are disengaged from the content of school. This is particularly concerning because engagement and cultural relevance have both been proven to have a positive impact on student outcomes, writes Relevant Learner's Noah Dougherty.
Why we could soon lose even more Black Teachers
America has long had a teacher diversity problem, and the strains of the last two years are poised to make it worse, writes Sarah Carr.
Long disparaged, education for the skilled trades is slowly coming into fashion
One trend reviving interest in education in the trades appears to be growing doubt among high school students and career switchers about the value of a four-year college; the proportion of high schoolers who are considering a four-year education has plummeted from 71% to 48% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the ECMC Group, a nonprofit student loan guaranty agency that also operates three career schools.