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State Bright Spots: SEL and the American Rescue Plan Act. Aligning SEL Efforts across Schools, Families, and Communities. Brief 2 of 3

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Title: State Bright Spots: SEL and the American Rescue Plan Act. Aligning SEL Efforts across Schools, Families, and Communities. Brief 2 of 3
Language: English
Authors: Miller, Asher A., Tucker, Andy, Steele, Lakeisha, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
Source: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. 2023.
Availability: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. 815 West Van Buren Street Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60607. Tel: 312-784-3880; Fax: 312-784-3885; e-mail: info@casel.org; Web site: http://www.casel.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Emergency Programs, Federal Aid, Pandemics, COVID-19, Educational Improvement, Alignment (Education), Capacity Building, Competence, Schools, Family Involvement, School Community Relationship, State Action
Geographic Terms: Hawaii, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Vermont, Washington, California
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: American Rescue Plan Act 2021
Abstract: The second of three "bright spot" briefs examines how states are leveraging ARP funds to improve SEL for all students through collaboration among schools, families, and communities. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) provided a $122 billion historic federal investment in K-12 education to help states and districts safely reopen schools and address students' academic, social, and emotional learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. CASEL has recommended three priority areas for social and emotional learning (SEL) investment that can assist states and districts in optimizing ARP for student success: (1) Promote social and emotional learning (SEL) for students; (2) Align SEL efforts across schools, families, and communities; and (3) Support adult SEL competencies and capacity building. This "Bright Spots" brief highlights policy innovations around Priority Area 2--aligning SEL efforts across schools, families, and communities--through state investments in evidence-based SEL to support academic recovery and social and emotional well-being, the need for which was made abundantly clear by the COVID-19 pandemic. A brief for Priority Area 1 was published in December 2022 and an additional brief for Priority Area 3 is forthcoming. [For the Priority Area 1 brief, see ED626379.]
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: ED629716
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The second of three "bright spot" briefs examines how states are leveraging ARP funds to improve SEL for all students through collaboration among schools, families, and communities. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) provided a $122 billion historic federal investment in K-12 education to help states and districts safely reopen schools and address students' academic, social, and emotional learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. CASEL has recommended three priority areas for social and emotional learning (SEL) investment that can assist states and districts in optimizing ARP for student success: (1) Promote social and emotional learning (SEL) for students; (2) Align SEL efforts across schools, families, and communities; and (3) Support adult SEL competencies and capacity building. This "Bright Spots" brief highlights policy innovations around Priority Area 2--aligning SEL efforts across schools, families, and communities--through state investments in evidence-based SEL to support academic recovery and social and emotional well-being, the need for which was made abundantly clear by the COVID-19 pandemic. A brief for Priority Area 1 was published in December 2022 and an additional brief for Priority Area 3 is forthcoming. [For the Priority Area 1 brief, see ED626379.]