Multilevel Associations Between School-Wide Social–Emotional Learning Approach and Student Engagement Across Elementary, Middle, and High SchoolsFootnote

Authors’ Note. This research was supported in part by a School Climate Transformation Grant (Grant # S184F140038 – 15) awarded from the U.S. Department of Education to the Delaware Department of Education.

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