This study focused on the importance of developmental assessment in early childhood and the approaches used by teachers in this process. This study examined how teachers conduct assessment processes based on individual differences and child-centered approaches. This study used a mixed-method design and was conducted with 181 preschool teachers in…

Amidst Thailand's declining performance in PISA reading assessments over the past two decades, this study examines how digital inequality influences student outcomes by integrating Digital Divide Theory with Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Using data from 8,507 students across 280 schools from the PISA 2022 assessment, we conducted multiple…

Children from families across the income distribution attend public schools, making schools and classrooms potential sites for interaction between more- and less-affluent children. However, limited information exists regarding the extent of economic integration in these contexts. We merge educational administrative data from Oregon with measures…

We examine whether policies that enable families to opt out of locally provided public services are associated with reduced political participation. Our study is focused on two types of school choice policy in Michigan: inter-district choice and charter schools. Do parents who send their children to schools of choice or charter schools vote at…

In this paper, we show how positionality shapes caregivers' decisions about children's schooling, by expanding on research on Black families' educational decision-making (Cooper, 2025; Posey-Maddox et al., 2021) to examine the positions from which families of disabled and multiply-marginalized children make educational choices. The families of…

Background: Little is known on the implementation of school recess policies to explore the policy-to-practice gap and to ultimately promote quality recess for all students. The purpose was to determine recess scheduling in a state requiring 40 min of daily recess. Methods: A cross-sectional document analysis of public elementary schools' recess…

Background: For decades, disruptive students have been transferred to continuation schools, often considered their last chance. Purpose: This article aims to understand how Latino boys challenge the frequently negative perceptions about them and conceptualize their long-term aspirations. Findings: Our study highlights how students think about…

Preparing students for science, technology, and engineering careers is an urgent state policy challenge. We examined the design and roll-out of a science testing requirement for high school graduation in Massachusetts. While science test performance improved over time for all demographic subgroups, we observed rising inequality in failure rates…

This book draws on ethnographic studies in nine countries across six continents to examine young children's perspectives on their male and female teachers. Contributors from China, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Israel, Turkey, Norway, the UK, and the USA present case studies based on early childhood education sites where both men and women…

The home environment typically offers the first setting for literacy development. However, inherent Down Syndrome (DS) phenotype characteristics, individual attributes, or caregiver influences can impact literacy growth. This study investigates the Home Literacy Environment (HLE) of children and adolescents with DS compared to their typically…

School attendance rates continue to concern educators and researchers internationally, especially when these absences are linked to emotional distress in the children and young people affected. The Australian government has called for more research and action on school attendance issues, often termed school refusal. The authors argue that the term…

According to "Newark Kids Count 2024," fewer families are living below the poverty line, the city has experienced a decrease in unemployment, and median household income has increased. However, Newark's median family income of $44,625, is a stark difference from New Jersey's median income of $126,827. Since New Jersey is a more expensive…

Increasing access to higher education for lower income students is an important goal. However, increasing socioeconomic (SE) diversity on a college campus without addressing the marginalization of students from less-advantaged SE backgrounds can impact students' academic and social outcomes. In this article, the authors study marginalization of…

Parent-generated revenue in public schools, in the form of fee-giving or fundraising, is fast developing as a robust source of financial revenue for public schools in OECD countries. In this paper we draw on a comprehensive empirical dataset of parent-generated financial revenue for public schools located in New South Wales, Australia. We draw on…

Grouping students in terms of ability and aptitude is assumed to be advantageous, given that high-performing students may be stimulated more while low-performing students may be supported more. However, studies on ability grouping often provide mixed results. Additionally, although ability grouping is a common practice in the Philippines, it has…