education
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True Colors: How Ethnic Studies Courses Can Help Minority High School Students
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New research shows promising impacts of Ethnic Studies courses for students in the San Francisco Unified School District.
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Money Alone Can’t Buy Positive Education Outcomes in China
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Compared to monetary resources, non-monetary resources, particularly parenting practices, are more consequential for children’s achievement in the Chinese context.
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The Impact of Chicago’s Excellence in Teaching Project on Student Performance
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After the first year of school, Steinberg and Sartain find that the Excellence in Teaching Project has an impact of 0.10 standard deviations on students’ reading scores.
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Common Cents: The Benefits of Expanding Head Start
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New research indicates that Head Start offers a substantial benefit for students who are least likely to enroll and yields a significant financial gain for the government.
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Better School Outcomes Aren’t Free
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A new analysis demonstrates that funding increases make a huge difference in schooling outcomes, especially for students from low-income families.
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Messages to Parents Can Help Low-Performing Students
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Weekly, direct messages from teachers to parents significantly reduce low-performing students’ risk of not earning course credit.
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Mindfulness in the Classroom: Meeting Children’s Socioemotional Needs
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Evidence suggests that children exposed to social and emotional learning programs with mindfulness practices show significant improvements in executive functions, well-being, social behavior, and academic performance.
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Testing the Impact of Non-cognitive Skills on Children’s Future Success
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By studying the impact of the introduction of a universal child care program in Quebec, Baker et al. argue that shocks to the development of children’s non-cognitive skills lead to worse health, higher crime rates, and lower life satisfaction in the long run.
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ABC, It’s as Easy as 1 2 3: Parents as Early Teachers
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New research shows that parental incentives for child development can yield large gains in both cognitive and non-cognitive domains for young children.
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Does Merit-Based Financial Aid Reduce the Number of STEM Graduates?
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Although ensuring access of talented individuals to higher education is of great importance, there is evidence that suggests that merit-based financial aid reduces the number of graduates in STEM fields, one of the main drivers of innovation and, thus, of economic growth.
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What factors contribute to success in the classroom for English Language Learners?
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A recent study finds that behavioral and relational engagement together may impact academic success for immigrants with limited English proficiency.