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Board member Ken Benway urges deeper review of social-emotional learning and requests implementation records

Moore County Schools Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Board member Ken Benway delivered an extended critique of social-emotional learning (SEL), cited CASEL and philanthropic support, and asked the district to provide originating legislation, implementation directives, teacher orientation materials, and pilot data to the board for review.

Board member Ken Benway used his board-comments time on Jan. 12 to press the district for more information about social-emotional learning, saying the program "demands a much better understanding than we have today." Benway urged the board to review originating legislation, implementation directives, teacher orientation materials and any test-bed data…

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