A new study is available from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE), which describes how diverse high schools successfully implement social emotional learning. . The study involved Fenway High School in Boston, MA, El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice in NY, NY, and International School of the Americas, in San Antonio, TX:
‘While research across multiple fields has identified social emotional learning (SEL) as key to academic success for all students, little is known about what effective, comprehensive SEL practice looks like at the high school level. Further, studies reveal that gaps in educational opportunity experienced by students in high-poverty schools and by students of color can be improved by a focus on SEL. SEL, however, has been called the “missing piece” in accountability-based education policy, and its absence may continue to fuel gaps in opportunity and achievement for disadvantaged students.’