Experts say that may be especially true for students with disabilities—but they’re not always considered when schools are ...

Academic achievement in school is important, but kids need much more to succeed in today’s world. Equal attention should be ...

Students can hone social-emotional skills like social awareness, self-reflection, problem-solving, critical thinking, and ...

Essex, Vermont, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It’s no secret that schools have not always been the kindest place historically for kids of all ages. Between the pressure of making friends and ...

Emotional awareness is an important step in helping children thrive—but it’s only one of a set of skills many children will go on to develop to understand and regulate their emotions. Once children ...

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a structured approach to helping students understand and manage their emotions, build empathy, strengthen relationships, and make responsible decisions. At Chicago ...

In today’s polarized educational climate, many educators feel caught in a bind: They want to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students and foster inclusivity but fear ...

When challenging student behavior arises, the instinct in many schools is to turn to discipline: assigning detention, suspension, or removal from class. But John Gasko, chief well-being officer at ...

When you go to school for teaching, you learn how to teach content. You explore methods, strategies, and approaches to ...

Enter a school of education today and you’re likely to hear a phrase like this: “IQ is good, but EQ [emotional intelligence] is essential.” This reflects a profound shift in how we think about ...