Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

Grade Level: Early Learning

Outcomes Beyond Test Scores – What Is Social-Emotional Learning?

From the executive summary: Social-emotional learning (SEL) involves how students think and feel about themselves, get along with others, and regulate their attention and behavior. SEL plays an important role in students’ school and life outcomes. Although SEL may be disrupted under conditions of scarcity or stress, social-emotional skills are protective for students who face […]

Teaching Social Skills to Improve Grades and Lives

A growing body of evidence has shown that social and emotional strengths in children and adults lead to school and life success. This article from the New York Times summarizes some of the key studies that support this claim, and argues that schools and teachers need to promote social and emotional skills in addition to […]

Dual Language Learners Reader Posts

New America launched its Dual Language Learner National Work Group, which has written a series of 10 posts related to research, policies, and practices pertaining to the education of dual language learners (DLLs) in U.S. public schools. According to this group, a DLL is “a child between the ages of zero and eight years old […]

All In! How Educators Can Advocate for English Language Learners

This resource provides information on why it is important to advocate for English language learners (ELLs) and how to go about it. It is organized in four sections. Why advocate for English language learners? Advocacy in action Curriculum access and language rights Educator training and preparation

English Learner Tool Kit for State and Local Education Agencies (SEAs and LEAs)

This toolkit was released in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Dear Colleague Letter on “English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents.” The toolkit was initially published in conjunction with the January 2015 Dear Colleague Letter to help state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) […]