Social and Emotional Learning

Social and emotional learning occurs when teachers and school staff help students develop the interpersonal skills they need to succeed in school and work. This skill-building happens in the course of everyday instruction, when teachers pause to encourage students to pose a question in a more respectful tone, imagine how others feel, take a deep breath to calm themselves down, break a goal into manageable pieces and more. Social and emotional self-management is thought to set the stage for productive, cooperative learning.

June 22, 2017

State officials cool to school districts' request to become 'Innovation Zone'

Now's not the time to expand experimentation with school accountability measures, staff tells CORE Districts.

John Fensterwald

June 21, 2017

Destigmatizing suicide to save lives

As a society, we need to be more comfortable discussing suicide with children.

Takesha Cooper, MD

June 15, 2017

As social and emotional learning expands, educators fear the 'fizzle'

Will social and emotional learning turn out to be just a fad? Researchers propose strategies to prevent that fate.

Jane Meredith Adams

June 1, 2017

California law spurs reforms after suicide cluster

A suicide cluster in Clovis Unified has fast-tracked district efforts to do more to address students' mental health.

Jane Meredith Adams

May 14, 2017

As schools adopt social-emotional programs, a new guide offers help

What is social and emotional learning and why should schools get involved in it? A guide offers answers.

Jane Meredith Adams

May 7, 2017

Most teachers in California say they need more training in alternatives to suspensions, survey finds

A California Teachers Association survey found that 40 percent of teachers had received little or no training in alternatives to suspensions.

Jane Meredith Adams

February 23, 2017

California legislators reassure transgender students of protections, denounce Trump

Transgender students in California remain protected from discrimination under state law, as state legislators say Trump is no friend of the LGBT community.

Jane Meredith Adams

February 21, 2017

California examines how and why to improve its measures of school climate

The recommendations are part of a push to create measures of school conditions and climate that help districts create change.

Jane Meredith Adams

February 16, 2017

Teacher training programs urged to increase focus on social-emotional skills

Teaching teachers how to develop their own social and emotional skills is the first step to helping students, according to a new report.

Jane Meredith Adams

January 23, 2017

Mascot law rolls out and schools obey the letter of the law, if not the spirit

A new law bans the use of "Redskins" as a mascot at California high schools, but allows schools to continue to use logos of American Indians and for students to dress up in American Indian costumes.