| By: Polly Stansell Second Step® Out-of-School Time: when kids thrive today, communities thrive tomorrow VP of product, Polly Stansell, introduces the organization’s first social-emotional learning program designed specifically for before- and after-school environments.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Students Learn Critical Life Skills When Chicago Public Schools faced the closure of 49 schools, district leaders turned to Second Step® social-emotional learning (SEL) programs.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Creating a Safe, Caring Learning Environment Educators and staff at Meridian Middle School in Kent, Washington, are using Second Step® Middle School to build the safe, supportive learning environment middle schoolers need to succeed.Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Addressing Exclusionary Discipline Reform We’re committed to improving specific issues related to our priority areas (social-emotional learning (SEL), child protection, and bullying prevention) that disproportionately impact the Black community and communities of color. Each month, our policy experts will answer questions relating to these priority areas and racial equity, starting with exclusionary discipline reform. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Enhanced Online Experience for Second Step Programs Starting in August 2020, Second Step educators will see something new when they log on to their Dashboard. Based on user feedback, we’re creating a streamlined, more cohesive way for program teachers, administrators, and families to access our web-based content. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Making School Feel Safe for Kids Learn how Orland School District 135 used Second Step to make its schools feel safer for students.Read More
| By: Committee for Children How Do We Set Collective Teacher Efficacy in Motion? Collective teacher efficacy is a hot topic. Evidence of impact and productive relationships are the key ingredients. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Confronting Youth Suicide Learn how the Hamilton Township School District went from having a startling uptick in student suicides to having stronger student-teacher relationships in just one year.Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Limited SEL Funds: 3 Ways to Get Funding for Your Students Part of our job at Committee for Children is to lobby for federal funding that supports social-emotional learning (SEL). We’ve identified three major sources of financial support available to you.Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Committee for Children Before the Pandemic and Now We can now divide Committee for Children’s advocacy efforts into a before-and-now: before the pandemic, and now that it’s upon us. Read More