Children who enter reception with poor English language skills – whether it's their first language or an additional language – are more likely to have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in later years, finds ...
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Sep 20, 2016
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For decades, researchers and scholars have studied what some call the "racial achievement gap" in academics and careers, without having a clear understanding why such a gap exists.
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Apr 28, 2016
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Schools that provide each student with a laptop computer, as well as the appropriate support for both students and teachers, see significant improvement in academic achievement, a new paper indicates.
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Apr 26, 2016
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Teacher turnover decreased and academic achievement increased in New York City middle schools that improved their learning environment, finds a new report from the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at NYU.
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Mar 25, 2016
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A long-term NC State research project on how to provide students with a firm foundation in mathematics, starting in kindergarten, sheds light on ways to lessen the likelihood of an academic achievement gap in later grades. ...
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Mar 14, 2016
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When parents have high hopes for their children's academic achievement, the children tend to do better in school, unless those hopes are unrealistic, in which case the children may not perform well in school, according to ...
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Nov 17, 2015
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A new study from the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University suggests some ways of balancing the nation's emphasis on standardized test scores with other measurable learning outcomes. The study is entitled The Influence ...
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Oct 28, 2015
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By the time they are teenagers, more than two-thirds of young people are not doing enough physical activity. Teenagers spend an average of eight hours every day sitting, with 11 to 15-year-olds watching nearly three hours ...
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Sep 7, 2015
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Before the new school year begins, here's a pop quiz for parents of middle-school children: What do you do when your child brings home a bad report card?
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Aug 14, 2015
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Academies in some of the most socio-economically deprived areas of England are proving to be successful in raising academic achievement and aspirations among pupils, according to a new report.
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Jul 15, 2015
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