What does it mean to implement SEL? What does it mean to be an educator today? Why is SEL not in every school in every district?

-What does it mean to implement SEL?

-What does it mean to be an educator today?

-Why is SEL not in every school in every district?

– What does the current literature on SEL in schools say?

-What is the reason of exploring SEL in more schools?

-Why are more schools not implementing? (so many years later)

-Where do we go from here?

Current statistics

-How many schools using SEL?

-Is it beneficial?

-Who is using it?

-What are they saying?

-How do they feel?

-Where were we then?

-Where are we now? (what have we learned)

Congress Legislation

-H.R.4626 – Social Emotional Learning for Families Act of 2019

-116th Congress (2019-2020)

Data Collection Section