Washington View: Big ideas for a new day

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 61-62
Author(s):  
Maria Ferguson

As the United States has begun to make the transition from one presidential administration to the next, organizations with an interest in education have weighed in on what they think the Biden administration should focus on. Maria Ferguson shares recommendations from the Center for American Progress, AASA: The School Superintendents Association, Organizations Concerned About Rural Education, and advocates for social and emotional learning.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-142
Author(s):  
Agnes M. Varghese ◽  
Misaki N. Natsuaki

In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Among the massive shutdowns that occurred across the United States in response, all K-12 schools in California closed to protect the health of students. However, such a closure and its resulting consequences were associated with a host of negative mental health implications for youth. Furthermore, many of these youth may not have had adequate resources to tackle issues impacting their psyche in this unprecedented time. Social and emotional learning (SEL), a method in which children can acquire the knowledge and skills to understand and manage emotions, has a proven track record of positive social, emotional, educational, and career consequences. The California Department of Education should convene a task force to develop guidelines for local school districts that provide all K-12 students in the state with effective SEL to assist them in mental health recovery from the pandemic.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terence Bowles ◽  
Shane Jimerson ◽  
Aaron Haddock ◽  
Julene Nolan ◽  
Slawomir Jablonski ◽  
...  

The aim of this research is to gather preliminary information from a range of countries to develop an international perspective on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). Currently, there is no cohesive international statement on the minimum requirements to provide SEL in schools. By bringing together a range of international perspectives it is intended that clarity will be provided from which new approaches and initiatives can be developed and researched. International researchers familiar with SEL programs in their country were asked to answer five questions about the context and processes used to teach SEL in specific countries to begin an understanding and synthesis of best practice. These questions relate to: (1) sociocultural contexts of school systems, (2) the range of SEL programs presented in each country and what is common about these programs, (3) the effectiveness of prominent SEL programs, (4) the facilitators and barriers that exist to effectively present SEL programs within the country, and (5) recommendations for the future of SEL programs. A synthesis is followed by a discussion of the future of SEL and how the SEL Interest Group may make a contribution to the current state of the literature, curriculum, pedagogy, and research that informs SEL in schools.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin McHenry-Sorber

TRE editor Erin McHenry-Sorber recently spoke with three of the authors of the biennial report on the status of rural education published by the Rural School and Community Trust in partnership with the College Board and AASA: The School Superintendents’ Organization. Why Rural Matters 2018-2019 The Time is Now examines the state of rural education in each of the 50 states in the United States.  The authors describe the significance of the report and its implications for policy and practice.


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