A longtime advocate for social and emotional learning, Phi Delta Kappa’s CEO, Joshua Starr, shares his concerns about the current state of the SEL movement, particularly the fuzziness of its terminology, the simplistic ways in which it is often commercialized and implemented, and its uncertain implications for racial and economic equity. He closes with a number of suggestions for school and district leaders.
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