Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
Guidance Document Change: The 2020 Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 753 directing the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to develop guidance standards for social emotional learning (SEL) for all public students in grades Kindergarten through 12 in the Commonwealth. The Virginia Social Emotional Learning Standards were developed in collaboration with an SEL Advisory Committee, composed of educators, community leaders, agency personnel, and parents. The Virginia SEL Standards are aligned with the Profile of a Virginia Graduate and centered in equity. This intentional focus allows the Standards to explicitly teach the skills needed to be “life ready” and to create more equitable learning environments.
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5/2/21  7:10 am
Commenter: Vic N

Does nothing to further jobs after graduation, nothing but political indoctrination
 

As a taxpayer, if this does nothing to get more kids into STEM-H fields, into teaching/education, into skilled trades, we should never, ever be required to pay for it. 2019 NAEP studies show about 1/2 the African American 4th graders were functionally illiterate. That is a slap in the face to their ancestors, who were denied the right to read. Now the govt. wants to perpetuate that. It is a blow to not only hopes and dreams of getting ahead for minorities and lower socio economic kids and parents, but also destroys hope for those who came over here to succeed. The vast majority of these folks are Asian American, who enjoy the highest standard of living because they work so hard.

 

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