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Pollard, Kevin; Jacobsen, Linda A. – Appalachian Regional Commission, 2021
This report presents state- and county-level data for the Appalachian Region. The 12 chapters focus on: (1) Population Basics; (2) Age; (3) Race and Hispanic Origin; (4) Housing Occupancy, Tenure, and Type; (5) Education, Device Ownership, and Internet Access; (6) Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment; (7) Transportation and Commuting…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Geographic Regions, Regional Characteristics
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Foorman, Barbara R.; Herrera, Sarah; Dombek, Jennifer L.; Wood, Carla; Gaughn, Linda; Dougherty-Underwood, Lynn – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2021
District leaders in a large urban school district in central Florida wanted to examine the efficacy of a new curriculum designed to enhance the word knowledge of grade 5 students so as to improve reading achievement. The new curriculum, called Word Knowledge Instruction (WKI), consists of 15-minute lessons 4 days a week for 20 weeks. The lessons…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Urban Schools, Outcomes of Education
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Zuheir N. Khlaif; Soheil Salha; Saida Affouneh; Hadi Rashed; Lotfia Ali ElKimishy – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2021
There is little research which explores middle school teachers' response to school closures in developing countries in times of crisis. This article presents a case study of Afghanistan, Libya and Palestine as developing countries which have suffered from violence for many years prior to the COVID-19 crisis. It focuses on how teachers in middle…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Developing Nations
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McCall, Linda Ann H. – National Youth-At-Risk Journal, 2018
During the past three decades, growing attention has been paid to the idea of mind/brain-based teaching and learning--an exciting approach, rooted in neuroscience research, that proves the interrelatedness of the mind, brain, and body. The purpose of this report is multifold: (a) to explain why mind/brain-based teaching and learning is relevant to…
Descriptors: Brain, Neurosciences, Scientific Research, Urban Schools
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Blackstock, Jacob S.; Chae, Ki Byung; Mauk, Gary W.; McDonald, Angela – Rural Educator, 2018
With creativity and collaboration, children in rural communities who have the same mental health needs as children in urban areas can achieve access to mental health care. This review of the literature explores barriers to mental health services facing school-aged children residing in rural communities and focuses on how challenges unique to rural…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Access to Health Care, Rural Schools, Barriers
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Ghongkedze, Mary N. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2018
This paper explores generic factors that prevent children from normally reaching their full potentials. Early childhood is a period when children should normally grow in an environment which is secured, friendly, filled with warmth, and nurturing to enhance the holistic growth of all children. There are many theories, ideologies, and policies to…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Children, Child Development, Barriers
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Akinsooto, Tajudeen Ade; Akpomuje, Paul Young – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2018
This study identified informal economic activities in Hausa community in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. It examined how people acquire knowledge and skills about the identified informal economic activities and provided explanation on why people prefer informal economic activities to other types of economic activities to making a living in Hausa community in…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Poverty, Ethnic Groups, Informal Education
Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2018
Poverty can have a profound effect on academic outcomes and college readiness and students from lowincome families are less likely to go to college. The low rates of degree attainment for low-income students raises questions about whether the students who wish to pursue higher education have access to courses that support their readiness for…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, Small Schools, High School Students
McDonald, Joseph P. – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2018
By the first decade of the 21st century, the idea of data use in education had swept into U.S. schooling from other fields, such as manufacturing, sports, and medicine. Its enthusiasts included funders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and district leaders eager to help foster the use of data in schools. They argued that data could drive…
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Educational Practices, Elementary School Teachers, Outcomes of Education
Ehmke, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Problem. The purpose of this project is to determine if college students who are currently in nursing school, will benefit from the addition of a poverty simulation to positively influence their self-awareness and individual-level beliefs and attitudes towards poverty, therefore being able to serve those in poverty fully and guide them to…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nursing Students, College Students, Poverty
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Vasquez-Martinez, Claudio-Rafael; González-Gonzalez, Felipe; Flores, Francisco; Cardona-T., Jose-Gerardo; González, Irma; Espino, Piero; Olaguez, Eugenia; Rendon, Hector; Chavoya, Jorge; Valdes-Perea, Alba-Liliana; Álvarez, María-Ines; Torres-Mata, Joaquín; Betancourt-Nuñez, Erik-Moises; Rodríguez-Ramírez, Sergio-Esteban; Álvarez-Gómez, Miguel; Cabral-Araiza, Jesús; Anguiano, Carlos – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2018
A reform always implies an adjustment, a transformation, or a change. But one always hopes that a reform is for the better, and that it will benefit those who will be affected by the reform. Educational reforms have been seen in this way, since the world changes and we change with it. In this line of thought, we can dare to think that when an…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Poverty, Quality of Life, Social Differences
Stevens, Katharine B. – American Enterprise Institute, 2018
The early experiences of babies and young children have a profound, lasting impact on the rest of their lives. Too many low-income children today are entering kindergarten so far behind that they can never catch up. High-quality childcare, which helps the country's youngest, most disadvantaged children get a good start while enabling their parents…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Partnerships in Education, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
World Bank, 2018
Educating children is a priority across the world, but low-income countries can face enormous challenges. Schools are often overcrowded and in disrepair. Teachers don't always show up or may not be qualified or interested in teaching. Parents hesitate to send children, especially girls, to schools that aren't close by or they may want to keep them…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Private Schools, Access to Education
Johnson, Krissy – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2018
At the end of each school year, each school district compiles, verifies, and submits summary data on truancy petitions to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). This is the second year the OSPI has collected truancy data at the student level, specifically whether a student has had a truancy petition filed on them. In the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Truancy, Attendance Patterns, Racial Differences
Shaw-Amoah, Anna; Lapp, David – Research for Action, 2018
Housing instability and homelessness are highly detrimental to children and youth, and the effects often linger long after the experience itself. Students who have experienced homelessness are more likely to drop out of school and, in turn, adults without a high school degree or GED are more likely to experience homelessness themselves. Under the…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Public Schools, Identification
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