Social and Emotional Learning, Service-Learning & Educational Leadership

This issue paper explores the following questions:
How is it possible for educational leaders to move beyond the untenable dichotomy between knowledge and social and emotional skills?
How can schools meet rigorous academic demands while nurturing students' social and emotional developments? How can already overloaded staff be engaged in such an endeavor? How can the strategies of social and emotional learning and service-learning be utilized to meet the larger educational goals of districts and states?
The authors explore the relationship between SEL and service-learning and visit with educational leaders who are actively and effectively implementing solutions, with examples of these effective programs.