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Research: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Learning

TeachThought

Researching Socioeconomic Status Outside Of The Classroom Clever and Miller (2019) held a study that looked at a non-traditional learning experience with college-aged students. The purpose of their study was to explore connections between SES and learning outcomes during service-learning (Clever & Miller, 2019).

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PROOF POINTS: Why are kids still struggling in school four years after the pandemic?

The Hechinger Report

The average sixth grader knows more today in 2024 than he or she did in first grade in 2019. Sixth graders in 2024, on average, know far less than sixth graders did back in 2019. At the end of the 2023-24 school year, nearly as many kindergarteners were on grade level for phonics skills as kindergarteners in 2019.

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PROOF POINTS: Schools’ mission shifted during the pandemic with healthcare, shelter and adult ed

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Marissa Leshnov for The Hechinger Report Much attention in the post-pandemic era has been on what students have lost – days of school, psychological health, knowledge and skills. We’ve seen partnering with the YMCA and with health groups for medical services and psychological evaluations.”

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OPINION: As a Black middle-school student, I was tracked into lower-level math classes that kept me back

The Hechinger Report

When people learn that I have a doctorate in educational psychology and quantitative methods, they often assume that I love math. states have recognized that their traditional approaches, including placement policies and limited math course options, often advantage an elite few while overlooking the needs of the broader student population.

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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

ED Surge

According to a survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, 37 percent of high school students said they experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 19 percent reported suicidality. Last year’s stress led to record levels of teacher burnout and mental health challenges for students.

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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

ED Surge

These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. America’s Workforce Dilemma During the 2019-2020 academic year, U.S. postsecondary institutions conferred about 5.1 Herein lies the dilemma.

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College students to administrators: Let’s talk about mental health

The Hechinger Report

More broadly, nearly 73 percent in the Fall 2021 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey reported moderate or serious psychological distress. And students clearly wanted help; use of campus counseling rose 23 percent from 2019 to 2020. That is changing. I wanted to focus on prevention.”