Read about how teachers and administrators successfully integrated the Second Step program into their schools.

Using Title I to Fund Social-Emotional Learning
Mary Todd Elementary, Lexington, KY

Eighty-seven percent of Mary Todd Elementary School in Lexington, KY is on free or reduced lunch, so Title I funding ended up being a good source for Second Step kits for the whole school. Read more…

Title I Funding for Second Step Kits
Highland Park Elementary, Seattle, WA

Find out how Principal Ben Ostrom was able to use Title I funds to purchase Second Step kits. Read more…

Dramatic Change in School Culture
Florence Griffith-Joyner Elementary, Los Angeles, CA

Florence Griffith-Joyner Elementary is in a tough neighborhood, but they are seeing dramatic and positive change in students' behavior—and fewer discipline referrals—after implementing the Second Step program. Read more...

Fewer Office Referrals in Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Charter Schools, Washington, D.C.

Office referrals are down in District of Columbia charter schools that have implemented the Second Step program. Student Support Center staff members Anise Walker and Sarah Ghaleb tell us how they helped the schools stay on track to achieve this success. Read more... 

Positive Interactions from the New Middle School Program
Nathan Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA

"The new Second Step program is something that these students need so desperately; I wish that it was an actual required course," says Zoe Pilgrim. Read more...

New Middle School Program More Relevant to Students
St. Francis of Assisi School, Burien, WA

Seventh-grade teacher Monica Stein has been piloting the brand-new Second Step middle school program with her class. Read more...

Fewer Disciplinary Referrals
Hampton Elementary School, Hampton, New Brunswick

For the first three years George Goss was vice principal and counselor at Hampton Elementary, the 400-student school racked up more than 1,000 disciplinary referrals per year. Read more...

Young Children Managing Emotions
Tulalip Elementary School, Marysville, WA

Kristine Leone and Sara Skibba both teach the Second Step program to their kindergarten students on the Tulalip Indian Reservation, where 70 percent of the student population is Native American. Read more...

Role-Plays Popular in Juvenile Center
Tiger Morton Juvenile Center, Dunbar, WV

When caseworker Michael Parker began implementing the Second Step middle school program at the Tiger Morton Juvenile Center, he was dubious. "I thought, 'We're just gonna set ourselves up for chaos.'" Read more...