The Evidence Base for How We Learn: Supporting students’ social, emotional, and academic development

Under the aegis of the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, the 28-member Council of Distinguished Scientists actively collaborated on and unanimously endorses The Evidence Base for How We Learn: Supporting Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development. These consensus statements of evidence—drawing from brain science, medicine, economics, psychology, and education research—unite the country’s leading scholars of learning in calling for the full integration of social and emotional learning with academic instruction.

The Consensus Statements of Evidence affirm and explain that social, emotional, and cognitive domains are interconnected in the learning process. This powerful consensus presents a compelling case for policymakers and educators to confidently move forward in addressing social and emotional dimensions of learning as part and parcel of achieving excellent academic outcomes in K-12 education.