Social and Emotional Learning in Afterschool Settings

Equity Evaluations, Recommendations, and Critiques
By Veronica Benavides, Shakirra Meghjee, Tasha Johnson, Aasha Joshi, Christine Ortiz, and Victor Rivera

Social and emotional learning (SEL) has proven to be an effective conduit to improved attendance scores, grades, and graduation rates; to adaptive behaviors and gainful employment in adulthood; and to a wide variety of other measurable factors spanning the spectrum of human adaptiveness and wellness (Aspen Institute, 2018).

Tags: Best Practices, Assessment, Social Emotional, Equity and Inclusion