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Direct linkChandrasekhar, Aparajita; Xie, Luyu; Mathew, Matthew S.; Fletcher, Julie G.; Craker, Kelsey; Parayil, Megin; Messiah, Sarah E. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Little is known about how school breakfast programs are associated with school attendance and academic performance. This study evaluated Dallas Independent School District's (DISD) breakfast after the bell (BATB) program that provides breakfast for both habitually tardy and non-tardy students on (1) academic performance and (2) student…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students
Pedersen, M. L.; Holen, S.; Sund, A. M.; Adolfsen, F.; Løvaas, M. E.; Martinsen, K. D.; Neumer, S.-P.; Patras, J.; Rasmussen, L.-M.; Lydersen, S. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
Internalizing problems may be associated with poor academic performance and school absenteeism among youth. This study investigated the impact of the EMOTION: "Coping Kids" Managing Anxiety and Depression Program on academic achievement and school adaptation in children. Data were collected in a national cluster-randomized controlled…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Student Adjustment
Download full textLeos-Urbel, Jacob; Sanchez, Monika – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2015
Playworks is a program that aims to create "safe, inclusive school environments where kids can grow, lead, and thrive" (Playworks, 2013a). Through trained, full-time coaches focused on recess in low-income elementary schools across the country, Playworks provides opportunities for inclusive play, and physical activity. Based on prior…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Physical Activities, Play, Inclusion
Berg, Juliette; Morris, Pamela; Aber, Larry – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
This article examines the extent to which impacts of a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program on children's academic outcomes vary by key characteristics associated with families' propensity to earn the rewards offered by the program. We utilize an experimental study of Opportunity NYC-Family Rewards, a comprehensive CCT program in New York City…
Descriptors: Rewards, Incentives, Academic Achievement, Low Income Groups
Morton, Jennifer L.; Schultz, Alyce A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
Elementary school-age children are particularly vulnerable to infections. While handwashing is the best method of preventing infections, many elementary schools are housed in buildings that have barriers to effective hand hygiene. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an alcohol gel as an adjunct to handwashing in…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes
Ballou, Dale – Online Submission, 2007
I estimate the impact of attending a magnet school on student achievement in mathematics in a moderately large Southern district. Admission to magnet schools is through lotteries. Actual attendance by lottery winners is of course voluntary. I use lottery outcomes as instruments to control for bias due to self-selection of enrollees. Because…
Descriptors: Neighborhood Schools, Magnet Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement
