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Tim Ryan was mentioned in RECOGNIZING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING DAY..... on page E271 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on March 18, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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RECOGNIZING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING DAY

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HON. TIM RYAN

of ohio

in the house of representatives

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Mr. RYAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Friday, March 26, 2021 as International Social Emotional Leaming Day. On the last Friday of this month, partners from around the world will come together to showcase Social Emotional Leaming, or SEL, and promote the practice in support of their schools, organizations, and communities.

SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.

The competencies of SEL develop throughout our lives and are essential to success in our schools, workplaces, homes, and communities and allow individuals to contribute meaningfully to society. SEL can be taught and developed throughout childhood, adolescence, and beyond.

Supporting SEL is a wise use of public resources, because there can be Iong-term social and economic benefits to society from the implementation of evidence-based SEL. I have seen first-hand the benefits of this practice on students in my Congressional District with the Warren City Schools. I'd also like to recognize SEL40H for their great work on this issue in Ohio.

I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Friday, March 26th as International SEL Day.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 51

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