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To have a meaningful impact on nationwide achievement gaps, writes Sarah Cohodes of Teachers College, Columbia University, in this new synthesis of the latest and best research, charter school approaches would need to be adopted beyond the charter sector itself. Any interventions that are built around using charter schools to close achievement...
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Evidence is growing that disparities in social and emotional skills are just as important as academic disparities. This timely issue offers scientific evidence about which interventions are most likely to improve these skills.
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Although some policymakers still question the value of pre-K education, the weight of the evidence presented in this issue of Future of Children indicates that high-quality pre-K programs can indeed play an important role in improving later outcomes, particularly for children from more disadvantaged families.
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How will such things as rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and the increasing likelihood of extreme weather alter our children’s lives and the lives of their own children? This issue outlines how climate change is likely to affect children’s health and wellbeing, and it identifies policies that could mitigate that harm.
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New Analysis: 'No-Excuses' Charter Schools Produce Huge Gains for Kids- and Could Close the Achievement Gap
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Developing Social and Emotional Learning in Our Schools
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Study Finds Link Between 'No Excuses' Policies and Success
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Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "SEL Interventions in Early Childhood" Click on the photo to learn more.
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Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "Social and Emotional Learning and Equity in School Discipline" Click on the photo to learn more.
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Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "SEL Interventions in Early Childhood" Click on the photo to learn more.
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Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "Social-Emotional Assessment, Performance,and Standards" Click on the photo to learn more.
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Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "Social and Emotional Learning as a Public Health Approach to Education" Click on the photo to learn more.
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Congratulations to a frequent Future of Children collaborator! https://t.co/mXeE1JdEtv
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Gundersen and Ziliak: "Expanding the [School Breakfast Program] to more schools would be an obvious step."… https://t.co/QBxjcZvSKR
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RT @lauren_supplee: These findings are exciting! They show the math gap can be reduced. It shows the importance of long term follow up… https://t.co/08gLStYzqy
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RT @ColumbiaSSW: ““You’d be hard pressed to find a better system than this anywhere in the country,” says @VinSchiraldi of the "Clos… https://t.co/6bNGvABoKX
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Charter Schools and the Achievement Gap
