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The purpose of this investigation was to assess teachers on their knowledge and use of the social emotional learning standards, as well as their opinions as to whether the teaching of these standards is necessary in the education of their students. The population of possible participants included 440 professionally licensed teachers, primarily in southern Cook County, Illinois. The teachers polled were licensed in either general education, special education, or dually licensed in both disciplines. The data was collected by means of an electronically disbursed, anonymous survey. The responses, while noteworthy, were very poor in terms of the return rate. The overall results were that special educators were more knowledgeable, planned for and used the standards at greater percentages than did their general education counterparts. However, results on teacher perceptions as to the need for teaching these standards were more closely aligned. Future investigations into disparity might involve educator training.