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HR 2437 112th Congress House Education Child health Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Mental health Teaching, teachers, curricula

Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011

Introduced: July 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jul 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011 - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include teacher and principal training in practices that address the social and emotional development needs of students among the activities funded under the Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund program.

Allows funded training to include training in classroom instruction and schoolwide initiatives that enable students to acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills most conducive to social and emotional competency.

What's happening now September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 13, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Jan 27, 2012
Polis, Jared
· Sep 9, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 22, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2437: Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2437/
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"H.R. 2437: Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2437/.
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H.R. 2437, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2437/.
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