MindShift

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Studies show that the best predictor of STEM career choice in adulthood is linked to whether kids self-report seeing themselves as scientists when they grow up by 8th grade (Maltese & Tai, 2011). 2003; Cornett 1986). They act, think and work as real scientists and inventors. Benefit No. Inventing is hands on, minds on, hearts on.

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Education STEM Assessment Report 28

MindShift

JULY 27, 2015

Another nationwide study found that children under 12 years old have approximately two hours of free time during the day and that this decreases as they get older (Hofferth & Sandberg, 2001). Other studies have also linked participation in extracurricular activities to positive social and academic outcomes (Mahoney et al.,

Social Media 28

Social Media Outcomes Report Study 28

The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2020

My mother, who had only an elementary-level education, raised us on her own and didn’t have any real desire for us to go further in school, to earn any form of higher-education credential. It took me from 2003 until 2011 to complete the credits needed for my high school diploma. She worked all day.

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Study Report Elementary Resources 77

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2016

I think people are misled about the strength and depth of the evidence of scaled-up public preschool studies,” Lipsey said. The only long-term study of the program, called the Head Start Impact Study, began following enrollees in 2002 and stayed with them through third grade. Photo: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images.

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Study Comparison Classroom Meeting 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

BIO : Religious thinker Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths shaped world history and drive current events. And it is a rewarding journey, don’t feel burdened by it: compassion can be a lot of fun.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

If Congress approves the multi-trillion-dollar spending bill pushed by the White House, millions more could flow to a district long held up as a case study in how structural racism, mismanagement and poverty can break an American school system. For now, children walk elementary school floors buckled so badly they appear to have waves.

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Elementary Report System Meeting 95

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The push for a separate Gardendale district fizzled out after two feasibility studies, the first in 1999 and another in 2005, both recommended against forming a new district. By October 2012, they had convinced the City Council to fund the third feasibility study in 13 years. But by 2003, the damage had already been done.

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Education Report Data E-rate 111