NEW REPORT ON COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING POLICY Ω A new report discusses how state leaders in K-12 education are rethinking policies to allow students to advance competency-based approaches that allow any time, everywhere learning for today’s youth. “We are proposing what amounts to a vital change ...
The Effect of School Uniforms on Student Achievement and Behavior Uniform use in public schools is rising, but we know little about how they affect students. In this National Bureau of Economic Research paper the authors assess how uniforms affect behavior, achievement and other outcomes. They do so using a unique ...
Child-Care Facilities Can Do More to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity among PreschoolersΩ Eating and physical activity habits for a lifetime can develop at an early age. As the use of preschool child care increases and the prevalence of childhood obesity is at an all-time high, the opportunity to positively impact eating and exercise ...
