Lawmakers Working to Give Students Vital Skills
April 30, 2014 14:09 ET
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Committee for Children
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a complex and increasingly challenging world, children need every competitive advantage they can get. In addition to academic skills such as reading...
Teaching Social Skills Means Assessing Them, Too
April 24, 2014 16:36 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, April 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research is showing more and more positive effects of social-emotional learning (SEL), making it an imperative part of school curriculum. But just like math...
Social Skills Help Austin Students Overcome the Odds
March 26, 2014 12:08 ET
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Committee for Children
AUSTIN, Texas, March 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Austin Independent School District (AISD) discovered something a few years ago that many people are just realizing: Teaching social-emotional skills...
New Research Director to Further Work in Social-Emotional Learning
January 15, 2014 16:20 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, Jan. 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Developmental psychologist Tia Kim, Ph.D., has recently accepted Committee for Children's offer to lead their Programs, Partnerships, and Research...
Social-Emotional Learning Helps Prevent Bullying
November 26, 2013 17:11 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, Nov. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More research is showing that social-emotional learning (SEL) can be an effective tool in bullying prevention, according to an article recently published in...
Chicago Public Schools Pioneering Comprehensive Supports for Students' Diverse Social and Emotional Needs
May 21, 2013 16:27 ET
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Committee for Children
CHICAGO and SEATTLE, May 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Released this week, Chicago: Pioneers in Social-Emotional Learning shows social-emotional learning at work at three of Chicago Public Schools'...
Teachers the World Over Face the Same Issues
April 12, 2013 12:30 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, April 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Psychologists, researchers and educators from around the globe will gather in Seattle early next week to discuss the importance of teaching social-emotional...
Making Social Skills Every Child's Primary Language
March 29, 2013 13:36 ET
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Committee for Children
SEATTLE, March 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More and more experts agree that social-emotional learning (SEL) is vital to children's education and to their success later in life, and Seattle-based...
Lawmakers Working to Help Create Safer, More Successful Schools
January 31, 2013 13:04 ET
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Committee for Children
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "I can't learn if I am afraid," reads the first of several similar slides on the Conditions for Learning Coalition's home page. It's a sentiment most of...