Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) has become an increasingly important part of education in California and in many states across the U.S. Coordinated efforts to promote and infuse high-quality, equity-focused SEL across the California education system bring us closer to the California Department of Education (CDE) vision of advancing a “whole child” approach to education, as originally articulated in the 2013 shift to the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

CASEL is committed to advancing equity and excellence in education through social and emotional learning

The science is optimistic: By working together, we can design our schools and learning settings to be places where each and every student can thrive.

The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute provides independent, nonpartisan, data-driven, and trusted policy and program guidance that creates equitable systemic changes so all Texans can obtain effective, efficient behavioral health care when and where they need it.