Sentences with phrase «among children in elementary school»

But while there have been pockets of improvement, particularly among children in elementary school, America's overall performance in K - 12 education remains stubbornly mediocre.

New York Times, 4/12/13 «But while there have been pockets of improvement, particularly among children in elementary school, America's overall performance in K - 12 education remains stubbornly mediocre,» writes Assistant Professor Jal Mehta.

Reicks M, Redden JP, Mann T, Mykerezi E, Vickers Z. Photographs in lunch tray compartments and vegetable consumption among children in elementary school cafeterias.

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The company also faced intense, unwanted attention in the aftermath of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn. where 26 people, including children, were killed by a gunman armed with, among other weapons, a Remington Bushmaster assault rifle.

«Our data demonstrate substantial parental support for the participation of schools in helping accomplish universal coverage among elementary children, although some will likely not participate unless they are allowed to be present for the vaccination of their child,» the researchers wrote.

What would American education look like if we had shunned IQ tests as a means of sorting children, used higher salaries to attract more able recruits to teaching, adapted the kind of engaging cooperative inquiry among both teachers and pupils that Dewey favored, and expected all children to do rigorous mathematics and science beginning in elementary school?

They're already the nation's largest minority group among children under 18; in 25 years, projections show, one in every four elementary school pupils will be Hispanic.

Young people in the United States today, she says, are suffering because of «school stress, the college admissions process, high - stakes testing, cutthroat competition, the emphasis on stardom rather than on enjoyment of activities, sleep deprivation, parental pressure, the push for perfectionism, the need for escapism, the Age of Comparison, [and] the loss of leisure and childhood...» Among her favorite culprits for this state of affairs are testing in general, the SAT in particular, the «Nation at Risk» report, and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which she believes turned elementary schools and junior high schools into testing factories.

Under ESSA, a new preschool program will, for the first time, «promote coordination in early learning among local communities; align preschool with early elementary school; and build the capacity of teachers, leaders, and others serving young children to provide the highest - quality early learning opportunities.»

If the current homeless rate among families continues in New York City, one in seven school - aged children will be homeless at some point during elementary school.

Writing is a skill that every person needs in life, and developing that skill among children is an important part of elementary school studies.

Offering prekindergarten at every elementary school in Clarksdale is among Mr. Dupree's signature achievements, especially notable in a state that, until last year, provided no aid to finance free preschool for low - income children.

Although Malloy and the Department of Education spent nearly two years lying and misleading Connecticut parents about their fundamental right to opt their children out of the Common Core SBAC testing madness, nearly half of the students in Sherman's school were opted out of the SBAC testing last spring, making it the elementary school with the highest opt out rates in the state and among Connecticut's 25 top schools when it came to the percent of students being opted out.

The discussion is a continuation of last year's luncheon and discussion, SAYL officials said, during which several San Antonio school superintendents said more effective early literacy programs are needed in order to address reading deficiencies among elementary school children.

Since there are more expectations placed on elementary school children (e.g., being able to complete homework, working with others, sitting still and listening in class), ADHD symptoms tend to be more noticeable among this age group.

Three studies20 — 22 examined prevalence rates of ADHD among elementary school children in the general population who had been screened for symptoms of behavior problems.

At the elementary school follow - ups and at the middle / high school follow - ups, rs10482672 predicted better adjustment among children receiving the Fast Track intervention and worse adjustment among children in the control condition.