Parents and educators agree that a key goal of K-12 education is to ensure that students are “future-ready”—with the knowledge, skills, and drive to navigate their careers and lives. Yet, traditional approaches have often fallen short with the rapidly changing future of work. Employers and the evidence point to a need for social and emotional skills within career and workforce education.
To address this need, Civic, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the Coalition for Career Development (CCD) Center have released a new report featuring a state policy roadmap for K-12 education that prepares students to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
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Founded in 1994, CASEL is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that first introduced the term social and emotional learning (SEL). CASEL’s mission is to help make evidence-based SEL an integral part of education from preschool through high school. Today, it collaborates with leading experts and supports districts, schools, and states nationwide to drive research, guide practice, and inform policy. To learn more, visit casel.org.