[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E271]
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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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