Ed.gov – Press Release
“The U.S. Department of Education announced four grant awards today under the new Skills for Success grant competition, totaling $2 million. The Department also announced the launch of the Mentoring Mindsets Initiative…to pilot evidence-based tools that enable mentors to teach learning mindsets and skills to their mentees. Together, these initiatives are promoting new approaches to meeting the Administration’s college and career readiness goals…Learning mindsets and skills encompass a broad array of competencies, and are often referred to as non-cognitive skills, social and emotional learning or character education. Although enhancing these skills is not a standalone strategy for improving schools, there is a growing body of research indicating that learning mindsets play a key role in students’ long-term success.”(more)