Whether a response to lackluster academic gains in our nation’s schools or longstanding beliefs about the wider purposes of schooling, social and emotional learning (SEL) has gained a massive following in education circles.
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Member Insights: Infusing Playful Learning into Everyday Places
Most kids spend just 20% of their waking hours in the classroom. How can communities harness some of the remaining 80% for meaningful and joyful opportunities to learn?
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August 2021
How to Sell SEL: Parents and the Politics of Social-Emotional Learning
August 2021
Going Beyond ESSA Compliance: A 50-State Scan of School Spending Reports
Thanks to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states have added per-student school spending information to school report cards — putting that information in the hands of parents, advocates, and other community members. Compliance with ESSA is a solid starting point.
July 2021
What Is the Future of Remote Learning?
July 2021
Student Loan Debt Among Educators: A National Crisis
From pre-K to Ph.D., our right to learn, grow, and thrive should be based on how big we dream and how hard we work. But the astronomical cost of higher education—even public higher education—forces many students to either forego their education or be trapped in a lifetime of debt.
This report presents the results of a 2020 NEA survey of educators working in pre-K–12 and higher education institutions regarding student loan debt. In line with research on student loan debt within the general population, we find that student loans play a significant role in the financial lives of many educators and have disproportionate impacts on specific subgroups.
July 2021
An Evaluation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding for Postsecondary Institutions
In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, an economic stimulus package designed to address the nationwide economic crisis created by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In Fall 2020, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, and MDRC, using generous grant funding, set out to evaluate these funds and how they affected students.
In this project, we surveyed college and university administrators and conducted administrator and student focus groups to answer a number of research questions. Results include considerations for financial aid and recommendations for emergency aid programs.
July 2021
The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education
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