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advancement of transformative SEL as the cornerstone for education.</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1715604 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="1715604" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-180903f8" data-id="180903f8" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f8fe967 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f8fe967" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"drop_cap":"yes"}" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>We envision California schools as the heart of the community, central to family and community engagement; where young people, and the adults who work with them, thrive personally and professionally. A school environment where transformative Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the cornerstone of our education system, where the mental health and well-being of all students and educators are priority, and where social justice and equity are integral to the culture. </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6516709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6516709" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>We do this through engaging all stakeholders in the advocacy of SEL policy and practice, educator support and training, and grant-making for teachers and SEL providers to expand on the great work already happening in California schools.</p><p>And it’s not just needed for our youth–adults, in particular educators, need SEL and wellness practices now more than ever as we face a two-fold mental health crisis among both our youth and our educators. </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a2f80c3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider" data-id="a2f80c3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="divider.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-divider"> <span class="elementor-divider-separator"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fa81403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="fa81403" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Backed by decades of solid research, SEL is proven to make a positive impact on students’ academic achievement as well as social skills, behavior, school attendance and engagement, and graduation rates…it’s the missing piece in our education system to adequately prepare students for successful adult lives, and create supportive and effective learning environments for all to thrive – in school and in life.</p> 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