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Reveals the results of a national survey conducted during the winter of 2011-12 by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the American Heart Association. This report provides information collected from physical education coordinators on the status of physical education in each of the States and the District of Columbia.
Provides data on crime and safety at school from the perspective of students, teachers, and principals. Includes crime and safety information for students’ travel to and from school. Highlights the most current detailed statistical information on the nature of crime in schools and school environments and responses to violence and crime at school.
Presents scientific evidence on why early skills matter, specifically focusing on the positive impacts of quality public preschool education in four-year-olds.
Provides an overall “priority” ranking of the 50 states, showing the greatest needs in rural education. The report also ranks the states and includes state-by-state data on demographics and poverty, student achievement, state resources, and college and career readiness.
Promotes the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) framework through interviews and focus groups with state policymakers, educators, and students. This study provides policy opportunities to better integrate the WSCC framework and highlights elements of a healthy school environment.
Discusses how State and Local Education Agencies (SEAs and LEAs) can address chronic absenteeism by examining current data trends in their states and providing examples of promising practices which they’ve implemented to address the root causes of chronic absenteeism.
Examines how school climate can explain why some schools consistently outperform other schools academically by using available data on school performance, school climate, and student demographics in California.
Summarizes the findings of research examining the association between student academic and health outcomes and exposure to Universal Free Meals (UFM) among Kindergarten students.
Offers advice for five areas of the school improvement process: designation of low performing schools, crafting messages, setting planning requirements, supporting changes, and sustaining improvements
Explores the effects of the PATHS program on student emotional awareness, social interactions, behavior, and academic achievement. This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) intervention report presents evidence from 35 studies of the effects of the PATHS program on students.