First it was Common Core. Then Critical Race Theory. Now, social and emotional learning. That’s the latest education jargon term to leave academic circles and fuel a culture-war controversy over what ...

After a big boost during the pandemic, the emphasis on social-emotional learning in middle and high school is tapering off, according to a recent survey of educators by the EdWeek Research Center.

Recent actions by President Donald Trump’s administration and conservative activists could reinvigorate political pushback to social-emotional learning, with potentially long-term consequences on how ...