This report describes how chronic absence and conditions for learning are interconnected issues that can have an impact on a child's educational success. The report identifies specific conditions for learning within MTSS that can improve school experiences for students and staff and help reduce absenteeism and improve academic outcomes.

This Research-to-Practice Brief is the first of its kind to 1) identify the instructional practices that promote student social-emotional learning, which in turn are critical for student academic learning. 2) showcase how three popular teacher evaluation frameworks embed practices that influence not only student academic learning but also student social and emotional competencies.

Beyond the Bell®: A Toolkit for Creating Effective Afterschool and Expanded Learning Programs contains practical resources, tips, and tools and substantive information about all aspects of program design, management, partnerships, delivery, evaluation, and improvement, along with 96 ready-to-use tools.

The Stop, Think, Act: Ready to Assess toolkit, is available at no cost from AIR SEL Solutions. It 1) highlights the importance of implementation readiness and the conditions that foster SEL and development; 2) includes assessments of learning conditions in and out of school; and 3) updates the list of available social and emotional competency assessments.

This brief evolved from a larger Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–funded project to examine the intersection of and alignment between social and emotional learning (SEL) and school climate. It includes the ten key ideas that emerged from a two-day discussion of SEL and school climate with practice leaders in April 2016.

Creating Safe, Equitable, Engaging Schools helps school leaders make sense of the various evidence-based resources and frameworks, including MTSS, designed to support the whole child. Addressing critical topics like restorative practices, cultural responsiveness, social and emotional learning, and family engagement, this volume offers insights on how leaders can leverage school-based teams to assess student needs and select appropriate interventions.

This free online course from AIR was designed as an introduction to SEL for educators who endeavor to create a well-rounded educational experience. This course is designed for all educators to ensure that the whole school community is engaged in the adoption and implementation of sustainable SEL practices.

AIR GBG is a universal classroom management strategy designed to teach increase on task behavior and reduce aggressive and disruptive behavior. An evidence-based intervention, AIR GBG has been linked to positive short-term behavior outcomes and long-term outcomes such as reduction of drug and alcohol use and suicide ideation and attempts