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K-12 | Science of Learning & Dev | SEL

Disentangling the Effects of Social and Emotional Learning Programs on Student Academic Achievement

Publication Year:  2025  

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. A review of 40 studies involving more than 33,700 students in grades 1-12 finds that school-provided SEL programs improve students’ academic achievement in addition to their social and emotional development.

By Cheyeon Ha, University of Southern California; Michael F. McCarthy, Yale School of Medicine; Michael J. Strambler, Yale School of Medicine; Christina Cipriano, Yale School of Medicine.

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