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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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'...
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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...
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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...
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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...