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Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​See early findings and lessons from 38 sites working to implement social and emotional learning support for students across schools and out-of-school-time programs. 

​​Six communities across the country—Boston; Dallas; Denver; Palm Beach County, Fla; Tacoma, Wash.; and Tulsa, Okla.—are exploring whether and how children benefit when schools and out-of-school-time programs intentionally work together to build students’ SEL skills. The multiyear Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning initiative is also examining what it takes to do this work.

This video highlights key insights and findings from RAND Corporation’s report on the first two years of the initiative—the most comprehensive study of social and emotional learning implementation to date.
Originally published by Wallace Foundation, December 7, 2021.
Learn more about Wallace Foundation’s work in Social and Emotional Learning.

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