Study gives Catholic schools poor marks
A national study led by a Michigan State University economist suggests Catholic schools are not superior to public schools after all.
Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2013
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'Redshirting' kindergarteners not as common as reported
New research findings from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education and the Stanford School of Education show that "redshirting" in kindergarten – the practice of delaying for a year a child's entry into kindergarten ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2013
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To teach kids math, researcher devises 'brain games'
(Phys.org) -- The world often breaks down into numbers and regular patterns that form predictable cycles. And the sooner children can inherently grasp these patterns, the more confident and comfortable they will be with the ...
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2012
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Childhood hunger policies should target neighborhoods, not families
Policies addressing childhood hunger should target neighborhoods, not individual families, according to new research from Rice University.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2012
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Research shows a good kindergarten education makes dollars and sense (w/ Video)
There isn't a lot of research that links early childhood test scores to earnings as an adult. But new research reveals a surprising finding: Students who learn more in kindergarten earn more as adults. They are also more ...
Other
Aug 11, 2010
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Disadvantaged neighborhoods set children's reading skills on negative course
A landmark study from the University of British Columbia finds that the neighbourhoods in which children reside at kindergarten predict their reading comprehension skills seven years later.
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2010
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US parents delaying preschool and kindergarten amid pandemic
Claire Reagan was feeling overwhelmed as her oldest child's first day of kindergarten approached and with a baby on the way. The 5-year-old boy has autism, and she worried he would struggle with juggling in-person and virtual ...
Education
Sep 24, 2020
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Age limit for federal food assistance program impacts reading scores, learning
Nearly 1 million children face food insecurity simply because they were born late in the year. No safety net coverage exists for these children when they age out of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants ...
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2018
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Canada to teach computer coding starting in kindergarten
Canadian schoolchildren will soon start learning computer coding and other digital skills from kindergarten through to high school, the government announced Wednesday.
Other
Jun 14, 2017
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Microsoft expands ad-free Bing search for schools
Microsoft is expanding a program that gives schools the ability to prevent ads from appearing in search results when they use its Bing search engine. The program, launched in a pilot program earlier this year, is now available ...
Software
Apr 23, 2014
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