| By: Jordan Posamentier Expanding Our Reach in Advocating for Child Protection In the past year, our policy and advocacy team has stepped up our efforts to elevate the voices of those who share our commitment to keeping kids safe. See what they’ve been up to.… Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Funding Passed in Ohio to Support SEL in Place of Exclusionary Discipline Since 2012, Ohio has developed social-emotional learning (SEL) largely in conjunction with its work concerning Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Learn more about what this means for you.… Read More
| By: Committee for Children Mark Your Calendars | Congressional Briefing: Preparing Teachers for SEL February 27, Committee for Children, in partnership with CASEL, is hosting a congressional briefing in DC, to discuss the importance of teacher preparedness in SEL education.… Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Striking Down Corporal Punishment Committee for Children is against corporal punishment in schools. Now a worldwide shift away from it is growing in schools and homes.… Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier New Laws: Responding to Trauma with Social-Emotional Learning Trauma-informed practice has been around for decades but has taken off recently in policy areas and now permeates schools and districts, mapping closely to social-emotional learning (SEL).… Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson How to Work with State Education Agencies to Support Social-Emotional Learning Teachers, education administrators and parents can connect with state education agencies to support social-emotional learning in schools… Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Affecting and Advocating for Positive Policy Changes As our organization and our reach in education grow, so do our advocacy efforts. Learn how our policy and advocacy team collaborates with lawmakers to develop policies that support our mission.… Read More
| By: Joan Cole Duffell 2018 Midterm Election Lesson: Adults Should Model Social-Emotional Skills Over the past couple of years, America’s children have seen adults doing things that social-emotional programs specifically teach them NOT to do: bullying, ridiculing, and threatening. Committee for Children’s executive director suggests how adults should practice social-emotional skills.… Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier State Lawmakers Link Bullying and Suicide in Recent Legislation What do we know about the link between bullying and suicide? Read what the Center for Disease Control (CDC) says and what states are doing to address it. … Read More
| By: Jordan Posamentier Social-Emotional Learning Gains Attention on the Federal Level Now more than ever, the US federal government is paying attention to the educational use and benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL), and Committee for Children is doing its part to make sure SEL is included in relevant federal-level conversations and legislation.… Read More