Tag: Social Emotional Learning

Proposal to Prohibit Teaching Critical Race Theory in Texas School District Wins Majority Approval in Public Comment

April 30, 2022
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TEXAS—The majority vote in public comment chose to favor proposed policies that will put guardrails on social-emotional learning (SEL) programs and prohibit critical race theory (CRT) teachings for the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD), following a board meeting on April 25. Board members Casey Ford and Shannon Braun proposed the policy (pdf) based on what Ford…

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Florida School Officials Exposed for Pushing ‘Social Emotional Learning’ and Critical Race Theory Despite Ban

April 26, 2022
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In the days leading up to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signing HB7 into law, members of the Manatee County School District were twisting the language of state law to push social emotional learning (SEL) and critical race theory (CRT) under the guise of a mental health support system and an African-American history program. HB7—also known as…

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New York City to Spend $80 Million in Relief Money on ‘Social-Emotional Learning’

November 17, 2021
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New York state has received nearly $9 billion from American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP) to help reopen schools after the lockdown from the pandemic. The NYC Department of Education plans to use $80 million of the relief fund in FY 2022 to support the “Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)” needs of all students,…

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