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Social and Emotional Learning
October 28, 2019
The value of social and emotional learning; Q&A with Tim Shriver
The longtime leader in the field says social and emotional practices help reach disconnected students and give purpose to learning.
John Fensterwald
June 5, 2019
There’s value but also limitations to students’ grading their own interpersonal skills, study finds
California districts should use insights from surveys of students' habits of mind but not rate schools by the results, a PACE research project concludes.
John Fensterwald
April 3, 2019
California schools find success building student confidence and campus culture
School officials are increasingly focused on students’ social and emotional learning.
Julie Patel Liss
February 12, 2019
Acclaimed restorative justice program on the chopping block in Oakland Unified
Students and advocates are loudly protesting a plan to significantly cut staff from the popular initiative, which emphasizes alternatives to punitive discipline approaches like suspension and expulsion.
David Washburn
January 15, 2019
Trauma in Paradise: A California school system focuses on mental health after devastating fire
As students and educators in and around the town of Paradise begin a new semester, just two months since the deadliest wildfire in California history, they are carrying with them levels of trauma that will certainly impact their ability to learn and teach, experts say.
David Washburn
July 31, 2018
Q&A: Making playgrounds fully accessible for all kids
Olenka Villarreal is the founder and executive director of Magical Bridge Foundation, which creates inclusive playgrounds that everyone can use, including young people with disabilities.
Erin Brownfield
May 16, 2018
The art of engagement: classroom management now matters more in teacher training
The current era of discipline reform in California is putting greater emphasis on an aspect of teaching that has long gotten the short shrift in teacher credentialing programs.
David Washburn
May 15, 2018
Resources often don't match rhetoric for restorative justice in California schools
While awareness of restorative justice is high among school officials statewide, budgets for programs remain tiny in most school districts.
David Washburn
April 3, 2018
California districts to take part in groundbreaking school safety study
Researchers will spend five years studying California schools in order to get a better picture of how they can become places where people feel safer and more connected.
David Washburn
March 22, 2018
With increased focus on students' social and emotional skills, teachers turn to class pets to help lead the way
In some schools, class pets do more than help children learn about animals. They are also being integrated into teachers' efforts to help young students learn social and emotional skills, such as self-awareness, responsibility and empathy.
Ashley Hopkinson
January 24, 2018
Student social, emotional and academic development becoming more intertwined in K-12 classrooms
Commission is studying how to make social, emotional, and academic development "part of the fabric of every school."
Lee Romney
December 21, 2017
Male teachers provide important role models
Our society should celebrate and respect male teachers in the same way we idolize sports figures and celebrities.
Josh Brown
November 19, 2017
Encouraging students to make mistakes to improve math outcomes
San Francisco Unified incorporates social and emotional learning in math curriculum to provide richer academic lessons and improve student outcomes.
Lizzy Hull Barnes
November 1, 2017
Suspension, expulsion rates fall sharply in California, but racial and ethnic disparities remain
New state data shows 46 percent drop in school suspensions over the last five years. The suspension rate for African American students in 2016-17 was 9.8 percent, for Latino students 3.7 percent, for white students 3.2 percent, and for Asian students 1.1 percent.