Louisville's experiment: Can teaching empathy boost math scores?

October 5, 2016 Louisville, Ky.—At Cane Run Elementary School, ringing bells mark more than the start of the school day.

For teachers Meghann Clem and Christine “Shay” Johnson, the sound of a chime begins another 50-minute lesson to teach students compassion, empathy, mindfulness, and resilience. These so-called soft skills, research suggests and educators believe, will translate into success inside and outside of school.

It’s all part of the Compassionate Schools Project (CSP), an ambitious $11 million, six-year experiment in social and emotional learning in Kentucky's Jefferson County Public Schools.

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