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Conservatives challenge social-emotional learning in schools

Research shows that social-emotional learning helps students do better in school and makes them more empathetic. But conservatives in Kansas and other states see it as part of the liberal agenda.

Suzanne Perez of Kansas News Service reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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