As instructors finalize lesson plans and schools across the country head back into session, there’s been a recent and significant surge of interest in social and emotional learning (SEL) curricula at both the federal and state levels. With few exceptions, policymakers, educators, families and communities in many states see the benefits of social and emotional […]

Saiying Steenbergen-Hu
Saiying Steenbergen-Hu is a research associate professor of the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University and a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project.