When students return to school this fall in the Salamanca City Central School District in Western New York, a new kind of teacher will be ready to greet them.

Adult SEL lives in the daily interactions that shape school culture, such as how colleagues speak to one another, how they navigate conflict and whether trust exists between staff and leadership.

The collection of Stephen King novellas inspired classic films like “Stand by Me” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”

Educators and advocates are bracing for the funding to shrink or be eliminated.