'How Are the Children?' A Study of the Effectiveness of a Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum for High School Students: A Report of a Randomized Experiment Conducted in the Rock Island Milan School District. Research Report
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| Title: | 'How Are the Children?' A Study of the Effectiveness of a Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum for High School Students: A Report of a Randomized Experiment Conducted in the Rock Island Milan School District. Research Report |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rebecca Dowling, Andrew P. Jaciw, Mayah Waltower, Li Lin, Jenna Zacamy, Empirical Education Inc. |
| Source: | Empirical Education Inc. 2025. |
| Availability: | Empirical Education Inc. 2120 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704. Tel: 650-308-4556; e-mail: contact@empiricaleducation.com; Web site: http://www.empiricaleducation.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) (ED), Education Innovation and Research (EIR) |
| Contract Number: | S411C220176 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | High School Students, High School Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Social Emotional Learning, School Districts, Student Characteristics, Attendance, Referral, Discipline, Outcomes of Education, Intervention, Well Being, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Curriculum, Active Learning, Student Projects, Curriculum Implementation |
| Geographic Terms: | Illinois |
| Abstract: | In December 2022, Rock Island-Milan School District #41 (RIMSD), in partnership with the Connect with Kids Network (CWK) and Empirical Education, received an early-phase Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. RIMSD contracted with Empirical Education to conduct a one-year teacher-level randomized control trial (RCT) and subsequent 4-year implementation study aimed at producing evidence of the effectiveness of "How Are the Children" (HATC) for 9-12 grade students on social-emotional (SE) competencies, as well as behavioral and academic outcomes. HATC is a social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum that uses project-based learning (PBL) modules to engage students in learning through documentary film making. This report includes the results from the RCT that began in Rock Island High School (RIHS) in July 2023 and Thurgood Marshall Learning Center (TMLC) in January 2024. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Access URL: | https://www.empiricaleducation.com/pdfs/Empirical-HATC-7043-FR1-2025-O.2.pdf |
| Accession Number: | ED674774 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In December 2022, Rock Island-Milan School District #41 (RIMSD), in partnership with the Connect with Kids Network (CWK) and Empirical Education, received an early-phase Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. RIMSD contracted with Empirical Education to conduct a one-year teacher-level randomized control trial (RCT) and subsequent 4-year implementation study aimed at producing evidence of the effectiveness of "How Are the Children" (HATC) for 9-12 grade students on social-emotional (SE) competencies, as well as behavioral and academic outcomes. HATC is a social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum that uses project-based learning (PBL) modules to engage students in learning through documentary film making. This report includes the results from the RCT that began in Rock Island High School (RIHS) in July 2023 and Thurgood Marshall Learning Center (TMLC) in January 2024. |
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