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Academics
Students receiving comprehensive social and emotional learning instruction increased their achievement test scores by 11 percent.
Career Readiness
The soft skills developed by Emotional Intelligence are exactly what 59% of hiring managers look for in new hires.
Experience
A national survey found that 93% of teachers PreK-12th believe that EI is very or fairly important for the in-school experience.
Value
Columbia University found that an $11 return for every $1 invested in EI programming.