K-12 TRENDemic

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) was sold to parents and taxpayers as the “silver bullet” for K-12 education, promising a new era of academic excellence and emotional stability. After more than a decade of implementation and billions in taxpayer investment, the data is in and it is horrifying. From dismal reading and math proficiencies, plummeting SAT scores to an unprecedented crisis in student mental health, these charts reveal the stark reality of the “TRENDemic” and the high cost of prioritizing fads over fundamentals.