Effectiveness Study of Tools for Getting Along: Teaching Students to Problem Solve

SRI Education examined the effectiveness of Tools for Getting Along , an evidence-based social problem-solving curriculum. Tools for Getting Along guides Grade 4 and 5 teachers in establishing a positive, cooperative classroom atmosphere and helps students positively navigate social and interpersonal challenges, and learn how to manage their own behavior. The 5-year effectiveness study (2016–21) was funded by the U.S. Department of Education and conducted in partnership with the University of Florida. The study took place in 50 elementary schools in districts in California, Oklahoma, and Kentucky, where SRI researchers administered surveys about social-emotional and behavioral competencies to all participating teachers and their students to evaluate the short- and long-term impacts of the Tools for Getting Along curriculum.