CASEL Releases New Policy Brief Assessing How States are Utilizing Social and Emotional Learning in ESSA Plans
April 20, 2017
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) released a policy brief examining how states are utilizing social and emotional learning in ESSA plans. The paper suggests five ways for states to successfully incorporate social and emotional approaches:
- Articulate a well-rounded vision of student success
- Provide professional development to improve educator SEL capacity
- Identify evidence-based SEL interventions as a school improvement strategy
- Leverage Title IV grants to implement SEL strategies
- Make data related to SEL transparent to the public