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Jacqueline M. Nowicki – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
School districts nationally reported spending a combined total of nearly $60 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds through school year 2021-22, according to GAO's analysis of the Department of Education's (Education) data. About 80 percent of ESSER spending through school year 2021-22 went to addressing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, School District Spending, Expenditures
Yoder, Nick; Dusenbury, Linda – Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, 2017
Developing and articulating clear goals for student social and emotional learning (SEL) involves a number of important steps. This document focuses specifically on the articulation of learning goals (sometimes called "competencies" or "standards" in state and district policy) and suggests a process for those state teams that…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Guidelines, Standards
LaRocca, Bob; Krachman, Sara Bartolino – Transforming Education, 2018
In this policy brief, TransformEd provides policy recommendations for local and state leaders seeking to take a data-informed approach to SEL. We specifically crafted recommendations that incorporate the use of data because gathering data on SEL allows educators to make meaningful connections between student experiences, school culture, and…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Data Analysis, Decision Making
American Institutes for Research, 2015
Deciding whether and how to use assessments to evaluate students' social and emotional (SE) knowledge, attitudes, and skills requires the development and critical appraisal of an assessment plan. At the state, district, and school levels, education leaders and staff can benefit from reviewing best practices and using a structured format to arrive…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes
American Institutes for Research, 2015
Education in the 21st century is awakening to a call for students who are not only proficient with academic content but who also have developed the social and emotional (SE) knowledge, attitudes, and skills that are necessary for success in college and careers. This brief refers to that combination of knowledge, attitudes, and skills as SE…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes
American Institutes for Research, 2015
Assessing individuals' social and emotional (SE) knowledge, attitudes, and skills is a complex task. It requires careful consideration of the assessment purpose, rigor, practicality, burden, and ethics. Once you have considered these factors and have determined that you are, in fact, "Ready to Assess," you are ready to act and choose an…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes
Dymnicki, Allison; Sambolt, Megan; Kidron, Yael – College and Career Readiness and Success Center, 2013
This issue brief was written to assist state policymakers in better understanding how social and emotional learning (SEL) can help students to be college and career ready. The brief provides a short description of what SEL is, why it is needed, and what it looks like in practice. In addition, examples of standards that support SEL at the federal…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Development, Readiness, Social Development
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Stoefen-Fisher, Jill M.; Balk, John – Volta Review, 1992
This article examines questions about educational placements for children with hearing loss, including the equity of placement decisions and the impact of placement on academic achievement and social development. It is concluded that applying principles of placement in the least restrictive environment requires reexamination of existing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Peters, Richard Oakes – 1993
In order to live and prosper in both natural and social environments, humans need to understand their origins, composition, characteristics, and life-sustaining processes. Education is a way to increase understanding of those worlds. The introduction discusses the common existence and interdependence of man and nature. Chapter 1 describes the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education