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34 of Nation’s Largest Cities Now Have Pre-K Program

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 19h

A new national report shows which large U.S. cities are leading on policies that address health and well-being, including high-quality, accessible pre-K. Seven new cities were awarded gold medals for their high-quality preschool programs: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Nashville, New York, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, and San Francisco. Medals were awarded by Ci

DEC 12

Students do better in school when they can understand, manage emotions

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Students who are better able to understand and manage their emotions effectively, a skill known as emotional intelligence, do better at school than their less skilled peers, as measured by grades and standardized test scores, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. "Although we know that high intelligence and a conscientious personality are the most important ps

DEC 11

Resilience program helps student-athletes adjust to college life

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Imagine the impact on first-year college student-athletes in highly competitive programs if you could teach them resilience - if they learned skills to cope with high expectations, challenging academic courses, rigorous training and physical injuries, homesickness and even the stressors of life beyond college. In newly published research , a unique and expanding program at the University of Massa

Training middle-school educators to identify suicide warning signs

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Aside from car crashes, suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among young people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. In Ohio alone, suicide is the leading cause of death for 10- to 14-year-olds, according to new data from the state's health department. Experts agree that among the most effective ways to prevent suicide among youth is getting adults to pa

National Six-Year and Eight-Year College Completion Rates Reach New Highs

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

The overall national six-year completion rate reached 59.7% for the fall 2013 entering cohort, and the eight-year completion rate increased to 61.8% for the 2011 entering cohort, according to the Completing College 2019 National Report , a newly released report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center . These rates are new highs since the Research Center started tracking these data w

Using a Growth Mindset Intervention to Help Ninth-Graders

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

An Independent Evaluation of the National Study of Learning Mindsets Complete Report The transition from middle school to high school can be challenging for adolescents as they are faced with new academic challenges and an unfamiliar social environment. Students who successfully navigate this transition and pass their ninth-grade classes are far more likely to graduate from high school with their

Word Generation in High-Poverty Schools: Many Positive Effects

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

With a sample of 7,752 fourth- to seventh-grade students in 25 schools which were randomized at the school level to condition, this article reports experimental impacts of an enhanced version of Word Generation on student outcomes at the end of Year 1 and of Year 2. Word Generation employs analysis, synthesis, critique, and problem-solving activities to build students’ academic language, perspect

There is no clear evidence that continuing professional development (CPD) in education improves student academic outcomes

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

Complete report This Campbell systematic review (SR) examines the effects of CPD approaches for education and welfare practitioners on: educational and social outcomes for children and young people; and outcomes for practitioners. The review summarises evidence from 51 moderate‐quality studies, including 48 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and three quasiexperiments. Key findings Social and em

DEC 10

Reviewers rate most online supplemental materials as “mediocre” or “probably not worth using.”

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

Nearly all teachers today report using the Internet to obtain instructional materials, and many of them do so quite often. And while several organizations now offer impartial reviews of full curriculum products, very little is known about the content and quality of supplemental instructional materials. The Supplemental-Curriculum Bazaar: Is What's Online Any Good?, authored by University of South

Colorado’s dual enrollment programs

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

Complete report allow students to earn college - level credit while in high school. Concurrent Enrollment (CE) .Dual enrollment not only save students time and money, but also remedy the deep - rooted inequities across our state. And their popularity is soaring. Nearly 46,000 students participated in dual enrollment programs throughout the state this year, up 10 percentage points from the previo

Elementary students: Fitness a significant predictor of achievement

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between measures of students’ physical well-being and self-perception and their academic achievement. Specifically, the study looks at students’ social support for physical activity, physical activity perceptions, self-concept, self-efficacy, health behaviors, and cardiorespiratory fitness (as measured by the progressive aerobic cardiovascular

DEC 09

Article Menu Access Options Download PDF [PDF] Full Article Content List Abstract Race and Gender Bias Current Study Methods Results Discussion Limitations Conclusion Notes References Figures & Tables Article Metrics Cite Share Request Permissions Related Articles Teachers’ Bias Against the Mathematical Ability of Female, Black, and Hispanic Students

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Researchers have long endeavored to understand whether teachers’ evaluations of their students’ mathematical ability or performance are accurate or whether their evaluations reveal implicit biases. To disentangle these factors, in a randomized controlled study (N = 390), this study examined teachers’ evaluations of 18 mathematical solutions to which gender- and race-specific names had been random

Many Limited Certificated Teachers of Color Are Interested in Becoming Fully Certificated but Need Additional Support

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Many states are attempting to reduce teacher shortages by encouraging limited certificated teachers to become fully certificated. A new study by REL Northwest presents the results of a statewide survey of limited certificated teachers in Washington on their interest in becoming fully certificated, the barriers they face, and the supports they report needing in order to pursue full certification.

DEC 07

School Health Profiles Report

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 7d

Full Report Related article The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, and territories. Profiles surveys are conducted biennially by 

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