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  • Circular logo with blue background featuring white puzzle piece outlines. The center displays the word "CASEL" in bold white letters.

    CASEL: Cut the Jargon: What We Actually Want for All Students

    SEL Day webinar removing jargon to focus on essential student outcomes.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    Jun 2025

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    YouTube: Leading with Courage in Uncertain Times - NewSchools Summit 2025

    Aaliyah shares what it means to lead with courage—through uncertainty, bold choices, and deep purpose in education.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    Jun 2, 2025

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  • The image shows a close-up of the Coughland logo with the text 'coughland' in black on a white background.

    YouTube: Advancing Social-Emotional Learning with Aaliyah Samuel

    The Collaborative for Social and Emotional Learning.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    Oct 31, 2024

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  • A round blue sticker with a puzzle piece pattern in the background and the word 'CASEL' in bold white letters in the center.

    CASEL: SEL Exchange On‑Demand!

    Access to full 2024 SEL Exchange plenaries led by Dr. Samuel and others.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    Apr–Jun 2025

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  • Blue circular logo with the word 'CASEL' in white, over a background of white interconnected puzzle pieces.

    CASEL(LinkedIn): CASEL President & CEO at ASU+GSV Summit

    Post highlights Dr. Samuel emphasizing SEL + academics while at ASU+GSV.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    April 2025

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  • A circular logo with a blue background and white puzzle piece patterns. The word 'CASEL' is written in bold white letters across the center.

    CASEL(Instagram ): Instagram Reel: Parents see when #SEL makes a difference

    Highlighting how SEL builds self-confidence and agency in children.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    March 2025

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    Harvard Institute of Politics / The Harvard Crimson: Education at a Crossroads (Harvard IOP Forum)

    Panel on education’s future and absenteeism with Dr. Samuel at Harvard JFK Jr. Forum.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    February 2025

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  • Round blue logo with white puzzle piece design and the word 'CASEL' in bold white letters.

    CASEL (LinkedIn): State of the Field 2025 Webinar Invitation

    Encourages registration for the upcoming 2025 webinar with Dr. Samuel & Shriver.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    Jan 2025

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  • Blue circular logo with a puzzle piece pattern in the background and the text 'CASEL' in the center.

    CASEL: State of the SEL Field 2025: Skills That Last, Impact That Endures

    Webinar reflecting on SEL’s role in preparing students for life, tech, and AI with four core 2025 focus areas.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    Jan 2025

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  • Circular logo with a blue background, featuring white jigsaw puzzle pieces and the word "CASEL" in bold white letters across the center.

    CASEL: State of the Field 2024: Accelerating the 30-Year Movement for SEL

    A webinar reflecting on SEL’s history and future.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    2024

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  • Logo for Social & Emotional Learning Exchange hosted by CASEL, featuring a colorful geometric design and text.

    SEL Exchange: SEL Exchange 2024

    30th anniversary sessions led by Dr. Samuel on SEL’s progress.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    November 12-14, 2024

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    The 74 Million: Want to Close America’s Learning Gaps? First, Strengthen Students’ Relationships

    Argues that strong relationships are key to addressing academic recovery post-pandemic.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    June 16, 2024

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  • GSV logo with circular target symbol and the letters GSV.

    GSV(YouTube): Academics and Beyond: Co-building to Support the Whole Child

    Panel discussion on holistic education and SEL integration.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    2024

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  • Logo with a blue circular background, white puzzle pieces, and the word 'CASEL' in bold white letters across the center.

    CASEL: 2024 SEL Year in Review

    Highlights CASEL's SEL advancements and Dr. Samuel's leadership.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    December 16, 2024

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    CASEL: State of the SEL Field 2024: SEL Then, Now, & Next

    Reflects on 30 years of CASEL's SEL progress and future.

    By Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    May 22, 2024

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    The 74 Million: Want to Close America’s Learning Gaps? First, Strengthen Students’ Relationships

    Argues that strong relationships are key to addressing academic recovery.

    By Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    June 16, 2024

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  • Logo with the word 'CASEL' in white letters on a blue background, featuring a pattern of white puzzle pieces.

    CASEL: 2023 SEL Year in Review

    Summarizes SEL integration efforts and new challenges in 2023.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    December 21, 2023

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    Cognia Leader Chat (Apple Podcasts): Episode 61: Advancing Social Emotional Learning with Dr. Aaliyah Samuel

    Dr. Samuel discusses the growing relevance of SEL in schools.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    June 2023

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    ASU+GSV Summit: ASU+GSV Summit 2023

    Dr. Samuel joins panels on student mental health and SEL scaling.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    April 17-19, 2023

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  • Logo with a blue circular background, white puzzle pieces, and the word 'CASEL' in bold white letters across the center.

    CASEL: State of the SEL Field 2023: 4 Pivots for the Road Ahead

    Outlines four major directions for advancing SEL in today's education landscape.

    By Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    March 2023

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    Innovations in Education with David Adams(Apple Podcasts): EP 5: Dr. Samuel discuss the importance of social-emotional development in young people and the 4th Annual SEL Day

    Focuses on the role of SEL in youth development and SEL Day.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    March 6, 2023

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    CASEL: 2022 SEL Year in Review

    Covers CASEL's SEL expansion and Dr. Samuel’s congressional testimony.

    Featuring Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    December 21, 2022

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    CASEL: Welcome to 'Constellations'

    Introduces CASEL’s new blog for shared community insights on SEL.

    By Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    May 4, 2022

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  • Circular logo with a blue background and white puzzle pieces, featuring the word 'CASEL' in bold white letters across the center.

    CASEL(LinkedIn): Collaboration, Clarification, and Compassion: What’s Ahead for SEL

    Outlines a vision for SEL rooted in collaboration and compassion.

    By Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    February 3, 2022

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  • Logo with a puzzle piece design and the word 'CASEL' in bold white letters on a blue circular background.

    CASEL (LinkedIn): Social and Emotional Learning is the Future of Global Education. Don’t Leave US Students Behind.

    Written by Aaliyah Samuel, EdD

    June 2022

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  • A blue circular logo with white jigsaw puzzle pieces and the word "CASEL" in bold white letters across the center.

    CASEL(LinkedIn): The School Safety Conversation We Need to Have

    Written by Aaliyah Samuel, EdD

    June 2, 2022

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    CASEL: The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) Names Dr. Aaliyah A. Samuel as President and CEO

    Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

    Dec. 09, 2021

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    EdWeek: What Good Social-Emotional Learning Should Look Like: First, Listen to the Community

    Written by Arianna Prothero

    Dec. 09, 2021

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    USF: U.S. Department of Education leader commends USF’s use of federal funds allocated for COVID-19 response

    University of South Florida

    Nov. 4, 2021

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    Whitehouse: Back to School in a Fall Like No Other: Appointees Serving Students, Families, and Communities

    Written by By Nina Srivastava (she/her), The White House

    Oct. 18, 2021

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  • Logo of Black News Channel with an abstract orange and gold spherical design and the text 'BNC' and 'BlackNewsChannel' underneath, set against a black background.

    FaceBook: Kids, School and Rising COVID Cases

    Black News Channel

    Sept. 8, 2021

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  • Seal of the U.S. Department of Education, featuring a green tree with a black trunk in the center, a yellow sun behind it, and a blue border with white text and stars.

    U.S. Department of Education Announces More Biden-Harris Appointees

    U.S. Department of Education

    Feb. 25, 2021

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    NWEA: There’s an educator in the White House. What does this mean for policy?

    Written by Erin Ryan

    Jan. 20, 2021

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    EdStream: Learning in a Pandemic: The Current State of Learning and Resources to Support Your Students Now

    Department of Education, United States of America

    Jan. 14, 2021

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  • Logo of District Administration Leadership Institute with blue and green text.

    District Administration: 5 ways Biden can make K-12 testing more fair

    Written by Matt Zalaznick

    Dec. 15, 2020

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  • Maryland State Department of Education logo with a stylized Maryland flag and text.

    The 2020 Maryland Family Engagement Summit Webinar Series: Equity on the Ground

    Maryland Family Engagement Coalition

    Dec. 10, 2020

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  • Close-up of the Netflix logo in black and white.

    NWEA: NWEA Expert Recognized for Leadership in Addressing Effects of Systemic Racism on the Early Years of Life

    NWEA News

    Dec. 8, 2020

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  • eSchool News logo with tagline 'Innovations in Educational Transformation' in black and red text.

    ESchoolNews: New “Testing America’s Freedom” Podcast from NWEA Examines Equity in Education

    Written by ESchool News Staff

    Oct. 6, 2020

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  • Waters Center logo with tagline 'For Systems Thinking'

    WatersCenter: Breaking Systemic Barriers: Race and Equity in Education

    A Provocation by Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD

    Oct. 1, 2020

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  • Logo for DC District Administration Leadership Institute with blue, green, and white text.

    District Administration: Listen up: New podcast tackles systemic racism in schools

    Written by Matt Zalaznick

    Sept. 30, 2020

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  • eSchool News logo with the tagline "Innovations in Educational Transformation"

    ESchoolNews: 10 ways assessment reform can help guide a new era in education

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    Sept. 1, 2020

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  • Logo with stylized figures and the text 'parents as teachers'

    Parents as Teachers: Policymakers Must Prioritize Home Visiting to Help Our Most Vulnerable Children

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    July 30, 2020

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    NWEA: 10 ways policymakers can seize the moment and reimagine education

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    July 6, 2020

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  • Seal of the U.S. House of Representatives with an eagle, 1789, and a blue ring inscribed 'Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives'

    Ways and Means: Testimony: The Child Care Crisis and the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Prepared Testimony of Aaliyah A. Samuel

    June 23, 2020

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  • A circular logo with a blue background featuring a white puzzle piece pattern. The word "CASEL" is prominently displayed in white capital letters across the center.

    CASEL(LinkedIn): Underlying Conditions: How the COVID-19 crisis has put the inequities of American education in plain sight

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    April 30, 2020

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    EdNote: The COVID-19 Slide and What It Could Mean for Student Achievement

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel and Beth Tarasawa

    April 27, 2020

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  • Logo of CASSEL with a blue circular background and white puzzle piece pattern, and the word 'CASSEL' in bold white letters.

    CASEL(LinkedIn): 4 ways education policymakers must respond to the coronavirus pandemic

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    April 13, 2020

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  • Close-up of the Netflix logo in black on a plain background.

    NWEA: 8 ways teachers can make a curriculum equitable

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    Oct. 29, 2019

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    NWEA: 4 ways administrators can create an equitable curriculum

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    Oct. 1, 2019

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    NWEA: Why an equitable curriculum matters

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    Sept. 19, 2019

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  • Close-up of the Netflix logo in black and gray colors.

    NWEA: Put relationship building on your back-to-school to-do list

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    Aug. 6, 2019

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  • Logo with the words 'GREP' and 'Consortium for Policy Research in Education' underneath.

    cprehub: Equity, Data, Alignment: A Strategic Plan for Education

    Discussion with Aaliyah A. Samuel

    Oct. 25, 2018

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  • Logo for The evoLLution, featuring the tagline A Modern Campus Illumination.

    Evolllution: From Pre-K to Postsecondary: Creating a Lifelong Education Continuum

    Article by Autumn A. Arnett

    May 7, 2018

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  • Logo for Higher Ed Dive, featuring a stylized 'D' symbol and text that reads 'Higher Ed Dive' with the word 'DIVE' in bold.

    HigherEdDive: It's time to break silos, look at education as a continuum, leaders say

    Article by Autumn A. Arnett

    May 7, 2018

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  • An icon with three black circles of varying sizes followed by the text 'Medium' in bold black font on a light gray background.

    Medium: One Former Principal’s View on What it Takes to Prevent the Next Parkland

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    Mar 9, 2018

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    cprehub: Prioritizing Early Childhood Education: Governors Edition

    Interview with Aaliyah A. Samuel and Sharon Wolf, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education

    Jan 29, 2018

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  • Logo with orange and black background, featuring the text 'gt government technology' in white and gray.

    GovTech: K-12 Innovation Is Happening in Some States You Might Not Expect

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    Dec. 18, 2017

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  • The logo of US News & World Report featuring bold white text on a blue background with a red stripe at the bottom.

    US NEWS: Let Governors Guide Education

    Written by Aaliyah A. Samuel

    Aug. 16, 2017

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    Nogales International: Event to make children’s learning a family affair

    Featured by Nogales International

    Jan. 13, 2012

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“Aaliyah has the rare combination of qualities of both an insightful strategist and a brilliant tactician.  She determines what needs to get done and knows how to make it happen. She is able to work through adversity, with an unwavering vision. She can build a cohesive, highly productive team, while never taking her eye off what is necessary to drive continued success. Dr. Samuel is constantly looking for process improvements to ensure her team and each of its members achieves at the greatest of his or her potential. She built her team on a foundation layered with trust, respect, hard work, intelligence, and acceptance of common objectives/goals.”

Steve W.

Chief, Operating Officer, Washington DC