His staff released this statement on his behalf: «We support efforts to ensure that Empire Zones benefits are directed towards projects that
provide real economic benefits to New York.»
A recent report from the Columbia Teachers College, The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning, reveals a very
real economic benefit from SEL, which could be seen in the research even when controlling for the obvious benefits of preparatory work for college and career.
Because there are
real economic benefits to solving this, both for authors and for readers.