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The role of parents and families in the success of their children cannot be overstated. From birth on, family involvement in all aspects of children’s lives impacts the academic and social-emotional well-being of the whole child.
This article argues that lower reading and math test scores will impact the future U.S. economy.
This 20-year study tracked a group of kindergarten students who were evaluated on social capabilities (e.g., listening to other, sharing materials). Researchers followed these children for the next two decades, examining whether these assessments could predict how these same children would fare by early adulthood.
The Virtual Health School is an online, interactive tool that provides innovative learning experiences to help make schools healthier.
As part of the Future of Education and Skills 2030, this report provides background on how education systems can help develop students agency.
This guidance document reviews what SHAPE America has identified as the “essential components” of physical education.
These guides outline how different individuals within K-12 can leverage Zoom. From setting up Zoom across your school district to enabling educators, parents, and students with tips for success, find everything you need for teaching, learning, and connecting with Zoom.
This virtual after-school resource guide provides parents, educators, and community members with a collection of activities and resources during COVID-19 and beyond.
This report lists four reforms any U.S. state or school can implement to make sustainable improvements within the current educational system.
The document details how community groups and individuals can get involved in schools to help students succeed.
This tool provides users with an interactive look at the intersection of school-based health centers (SBHCs) and high-need areas. Users can search, map, and download data about child health, education, and socioeconomic status at the county level and compare it to national figures.
This blog post provides the general public with access to virtual museum collections of African American history, heritage, and culture.
This toolkit provides community members and school staff with tools and tactics to help create an impact on students and help to improve attendance .
This tip sheet suggests ways providers can assist young people to strengthen their existing supports and/or to connect them with other supports.
California Department of Education (CDE) identifies practices, strategies, and activities that have a positive effect in encouraging students to attend school regularly.
This guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent substance misuse among young adults. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.
This article helps working parents of children with special needs identity what they should look for in a company. It also helps employers see how they can better serve their employees.
This toolkit helps after-school advocates form partnerships benefitting the business community, after-school programs, parents, and the youth who need these programs.
This list describes 21st Century skills, how they help students, and their importance for career success.
This article presents the most recent research concerning the impact of academic-related stress, including discussion of the impact on students’ learning capacity and academic performance, mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, sleep disturbances and substance use.
This article details how states and the federal government fund after-school and summer programs.
This article describes how after-school and community-based programs are funded and supported legislatively.
This position statement informs the general public, the K-12 community, and educators about the importance of teaching world religions in the social studies curriculum in ways that are constitutionally and academically sound.
This article identifies six critical elements that impact several important aspects of schooling.
This fact sheet guides on how parents can help youth build a foundation for a successful transition to adult life outside of foster care. It also describes the challenges youth face, the effects of adolescent brain changes, and Federal laws and programs.
This report provides additional information supporting the claim that learning a new language opens career paths and increases employment opportunities for students.
This brief defines employability skills overall with a focus on social and emotional competencies and research on why they are essential. It also discusses how social and emotional learning programs and practices can support the development of these skills and how after-school and expanded learning settings are an ideal place for this to happen.
The report argues for the importance of childcare for the business future of the United States.
This report provides teachers with strategies to implement self-management skills in the classroom. The report also provides supporting research that self-management leads to better life outcomes (e.g., school completion, financial stability, life satisfaction).
This news article provides background on the importance of teaching social studies to young children for their development as critical thinkers and communicators who know how to take meaningful action.
This article discusses how teachers and students in one district used goal setting to improve student achievement. The article also outlines recommendations for successful academic goal implementation.
This article highlights the importance of studying history for understanding the present and preparing for the future.
This article examines examples of history taught through thinking abilities and processes.
This article showing the link between chronic school absenteeism and poor long-term health outcomes can help pediatricians and their colleagues promote school attendance through interactions with patients and parents and government advocacy.
This resource details laws, policies, and regulations addressing bullying in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories.
This article has eight indoor exercise activities for parents with younger children.
This guide has recommendations for parents on how to find and select after-school activities by grade level (K-8).
