The purpose of this review was to summarize the most dependable evidence on the effect of parental involvement for improving the academic performance of elementary school age children in grades K-6.
Findings from the latest study of New Jersey's Abbott Preschool Program showed that children in the state's most disadvantaged communities who participated in the preschool program made significant gains in literacy, language, math and science through
This guidebook looks at transmedia in the lives of children age 5-11 and its applications to storytelling, play, and learning.
The stereotype of Asian Pacific American (APA) students as a homogeneous "model minority" overlooks the cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic diversity of the population.
The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population has been doubling in size nearly every decade since 1960. By 2050, the number of AAPIs in the U.S. is projected to reach 40 million.
The New Media Consortium collaborated with others to identify technologies that have "potential impact on teaching, learning and creative inquiry." In a 1-3 year time-to-adoption phase, here's what to expect: (1) BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) where student
Using data collected up to age 26 in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, this cost-benefit analysis of the Child-Parent Centers (CPC) is the first for a sustained publicly funded early intervention.
By 2018, it is projected that over half of all children in the U.S. will be minority, non-white children. The increasing diversity of the population makes socioeconomic and educational disparities between racial/ethnic groups all the more striking.
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K-12 science standards developed through a collaborative, state-led process and arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science edu
In this case study that accompanies Appendix D of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a second-grade classroom vignette focused on an Earth Science lesson about soil demonstrates how ELLs can develop proficiency in language intensive scientific