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Eklund, Katie; Burns, Matthew K.; Oyen, Kari; DeMarchena, Sarah; McCollom, Elizabeth M. – School Psychology Review, 2022
Research has demonstrated that regular school attendance is necessary for acceptable academic performance and the development of desirable social skills and behaviors. One in seven students in the United States struggles with chronic absenteeism, and 36 states use accountability metrics that are designed to assess attendance rates as part of…
Descriptors: Attendance, Evidence Based Practice, Accountability, Kindergarten
Carolyn D. Gorman – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2024
The focus of this report is on mental health interventions delivered in K-12 neighborhood public schools. A vast array of commercially available programs, conceptual frameworks, and approaches to school-based mental health are not unanimously recommended, applied, or agreed upon. This poses a challenge to any comprehensive description or…
Descriptors: Mental Health, School Health Services, Mental Disorders, Therapy
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McKnight, Katherine; Venkateswaran, Nitya; Laird, Jennifer; Dilig, Rita; Robles, Jessica; Shalev, Talia – RTI International, 2022
Research has shown educators' implicit biases to be a key factor in creating and perpetuating disparities in students' experiences of schooling, learning, and longer-term outcomes, including job opportunities, wealth, and health. Current school reform and transformation efforts are aimed at addressing institutionalized racism in school policies,…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Cooperation, Home Visits, Social Bias, Attitude Change
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Schueler, Beth E.; Asher, Catherine Armstrong; Larned, Katherine E.; Mehrotra, Sarah; Pollard, Cynthia – American Educational Research Journal, 2022
The public narrative surrounding efforts to improve low-performing K-12 schools in the United States has been notably gloomy. But what is known empirically about whether school improvement works, which policies are most effective, which contexts respond best to intervention, and how long it takes? We meta-analyze 141 estimates from 67 studies of…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
Children Now, 2020
The 2020 Pro-Kid Policy Agenda for California is the comprehensive roadmap at the state level to ensure that all children have the necessary supports to reach their full potential. California has an obligation to tear down the structural barriers to all kids, especially kids of color, from growing up healthy, safe, and ready for college, career,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Policy, Equal Education, Child Health
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Sanches-Ferreira, Manuela; Lopes-dos-Santos, Pedro; Alves, Sílvia; Santos, Miguel; Silveira-Maia, Mónica – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2013
The Individualised Education Programme (IEP) is a fundamental document that describes all educational responses to the additional support needs of students, setting up the guideline for their learning and developmental experiences. Specifically, the IEP goals represent the personal destination translated into desirable behaviours and skills that…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Foreign Countries, Special Education, Student Needs