Pursuing Social and Emotional Development Through a Racial Equity Lens: A Call to Action

Researchers at The Aspen Institute’s Education and Society Program are looking at the interconnections between our conversations about equity and those about social-emotional learning.

In their latest report, Pursuing Social and Emotional Development Through a Racial Equity Lens, the authors present a call to action for transformational educators to create learning environments where “students, and especially students of color, [have] their sense of academic belonging [reinforced] and [are sent] constant signals that they are valued for all their assets and deserving of investment and rigor.” As you explore this brief, notice the focus on community integration and consider how it applies to your local work.