Anxiety and Depression as this Generation’s Major Problem
Most teens see anxiety and depression as “major problems” among their peers, according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. It suggests that 7 in 10 teens …
Measuring the Social and Emotional Sides of Student Success
The intensifying interest among education policymakers in the social and emotional dimensions of student success is encouraging news. By complementing the important work in recent years to raise standards and …
How High School Teachers can Better Engage their Students, according to Teens
If students are going to get the most out of school, they need to be engaged. Research shows, for example, that disengaged students are more likely to suffer a range …
Empowering Youth Voice
CASEL’s latest SEL Trends brief, Empowering Youth Voice, focuses on efforts of three large urban school districts to engage students as active participants in their learning. In Chicago, every high …
What Teens Want From Their Schools
Among high school students who consider dropping out, half cite lack of engagement with school as a primary reason, and 42 percent say that they don’t see value in the …
Do Schools Challenge Our Students Now?
When the Center for American Progress released its 2012 report, Do Schools Challenge Our Students?, many states had just committed to the Common Core State Standards. The standards were an …
Reflection Tool For 21st Century Learning
Students at the Center’s Hub team developed the Reflection Tool For 21st Century Learning to support deeper learning and computational thinking for secondary students. The tool defines and scaffolds essential …
The Evidence on Non-Cognitive Skills from California’s CORE Districts
Previously, this blog introduced readers to the work of California’s CORE Districts. Now preliminary evidence is out, and we are able to look more closely at the use of self-report …
How Students Perceive Their Relationships with Teachers
Education research consistently shows that positive teacher-student relationships are an important dimension of effective teaching and contribute to students’ success in school and life. Students who have strong relationships with …
Student Voice: A way for Students to make their Voices Heard
A new group called Student Voice has set out to collect data and advocate for students to help improve the situation students are facing in schools. Student Voice …