Schoolwide SEL programs are associated with long-term achievement gains, with multiple meta-analyses estimating an 11-percentile-point gain on average for participating students¶

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q2 i? Effective schoolwide SEL programs can boost student achievement in the long term, with multiple meta-analyses estimating an 11-percentile-point gain in achievement on average for participating students. → National Charter School Resource Center 2022

Evidence¶

National Charter School Resource Center 2022¶

National Charter School Resource Center, Browning, A., & Larbi-Cherif, A. (2022). Creating Communities of Care: How Charter Schools can Develop Systems that Support Student Mental Health. Manhattan Strategy Group. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED625528

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The report's research summary (Section 1) attributes this to multiple meta-analyses it cites via Mahoney et al. (2018); the report narrates the finding rather than conducting the synthesis. It states schoolwide SEL programs "can also boost student achievement in the long term."

"Effective schoolwide SEL programs can not only improve SEL skills in the short term but can also boost student achievement in the long term, with multiple meta-analyses estimating an 11-percentile-point gain in achievement on average for participating students."

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Related Claims¶

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