Tag: K-12 education
Free preschool, longer school days and affordable day care help keep...
Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne; Liana C. Sayer, University of Maryland, and Stephanie Moller, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Women now account for half...
Parents can help kids catch up in reading with a 10-minute...
Kindel Turner Nash, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Because I conduct research about reading, parents often ask me the same question: “What can I do...
Should parents help their kids with homework?
Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma
Schools across the country encourage parents to help their children with homework.
Parents are listening. Helping with homework is one of...
Curious Kids: Is homework worthwhile?
Robert H. Tai, University of Virginia
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
Boost in high school students taking advanced computer science could change...
Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida
Often when I speak with students who are majoring in computer sciences, many of them tell me that they have...
School spankings are banned just about everywhere around the world except...
Lucy Sorensen, University at Albany, State University of New York; Charmaine Willis, University at Albany, State University of New York; Melissa L Breger, Albany...
Lead-based paint found in half of all inspected schools
Marilynne R Wood, University of Toledo
With all the emphasis that has been placed on making sure children are safe from the hazards of lead-based...
Why I made an app to document the seclusion and restraint...
Gabriela Marcu, University of Michigan
School districts are failing to accurately report when their most vulnerable students are being physically restrained or secluded. That’s according...
