Adam Tyner: How to Sell SEL

If you’ve been in the education field for some time, you’ve probably heard people championing the need for social and emotional learning in schools. And once the pandemic hit, the cries for more SEL—not just for your students, for you and your staff as well—became even louder.

But not everyone sees the value in greater social-emotional supports. Many educators were surprised when some conservatives began speaking out against SEL in schools, connecting it with critical race theory and Marxism. Now, school boards and district leaders are dealing with yet another ideological uproar.

In this episode, we chat with Adam Tyner, Associate Director of Research for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about his recent report, How to Sell SEL: Parents and the Politics of Social-Emotional Learning, in which he explores the connection between political party affiliation and support for SEL.

Adam Tyner (@redandexpert)

Thomas B Fordham Institute (@educationgadfly)

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