In The News

Press Releases

• September 20, 2023: Kansas City Public Schools Embrace Innovative Emozi® Program to Foster Student Success and Supplement Educator Professional Development

• February 24, 2022: PATHS Program LLC Welcomes Jeanne Ziobro as Chief Product Officer

• June 10, 2021: French Version of the PATHS® Program Social Emotional Learning Curriculum

Articles by Anna-Lisa Mackey, M.Ed.

• Anna-Lisa Mackey featured on KMOX St. Louis News & Talk Radio, October 18, 2023

• RTI International: Social emotional learning in middle school, Anna-Lisa Mackey, M.Ed.

• Rising Through Resilience: Anna-Lisa Mackey of PATHS Program On The Five Things You Can Do To Become More Resilient During Turbulent Times

• NASSP Blog: Prepare Future-Ready High School Graduates with Social Emotional Learning, Anna-Lisa Mackey, M.Ed.

• NASSP Blog: Meeting the Need: Social Emotional Learning for Middle School Students, Anna-Lisa Mackey, M.Ed.

• Language Magazine: The 3 E’s of Using Translated Materials in Canada, Anna-Lisa Mackey, M.Ed.

• EdSurge: Keeping Social in SEL, Anna-Lisa Mackey, M.Ed.

National and local news: how social emotional learning helps students and educators

In the News

• WDRB: Summer camp helps JCPS kindergartners catch up on social and emotional learning

• WLKY: Jefferson County Public Schools educators put focus on emotional support as thousands of students head back to in-person learning.

• Glasgow Times: Three Renfrewshire schools awarded for work to help prevent mental health issues

• Frederick News-Post: After positive results, educators and politicians look to expand social-emotional learning program

• THEJournal.com: Free Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources for Schools During the COVID-19 Outbreak

• Education Week: Urban Districts Embrace Social-Emotional Learning

• NPR: Why Emotional Learning May Be As Important As the ABCs

• The New York Times: Teaching Peace in Elementary School

• Colorado Public Radio: To Keep Focus On Learning, Montbello Teachers Try To Calm The Classroom

Research Reports: The Need for More SEL

More and more studies are showing how social and emotional learning can positively impact children's social and academic lives, in the present and in the future. Read about this growing body of evidence here.

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Children With Strong Social Skills in Kindergarten More Likely to Thrive as Adults

• Mathematica Policy Research Report: Half of Children Don't Have Sufficient SEL Skills Upon Starting Kindergarten

• School Psychology Quarterly: Survey Finds Improved Results on State Achievement Tests with the PATHS® SEL Program

• Education Week Poll: Many Teachers Say Children's Social and Emotional Skills Need Work