Disadvantaged children benefit the most from a variety of early childhood interventions and society receives a higher return from targeted investments.
Heckman and co-authors Sneha Elango, Jorge Luis García and Andrés Hojman find that
disadvantaged children benefit the most from a variety of early childhood interventions, society receives a higher return from targeted investments and that Head Start works.
Good teachers help all children but
disadvantaged children benefit more than anyone else because they often lack the family resources that could compensate for poor teaching.
The project showed that socially
disadvantaged children benefited most from quality pre-school learning programs, and made a successful start at school.
Not exact matches
Not only are
children disadvantaged by divorce, but the marriage partner who was supposed to
benefit also suffers, according to recent reports.
• The father -
child relationship is especially important in
disadvantaged families where
children suffer more from a poor relationship with their father and
benefit more when this is good (Dunn, 2004).
The
children of young parents — who tend to be amongst the most
disadvantaged — may
benefit particularly from a positive relationship with their father: «When young men do not take on the responsibilities of fatherhood, it has serious consequences for the
child's development, the mother's resources and consequent social costs» (ESRC 2002).
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The evaluations of 4 various
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The programme has targeted areas according to measures of relative
disadvantage including the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD), free school meals and the proportion of
children under four in households receiving income related
benefits.
Changes to how the money used to support the most
disadvantaged pupils in Wales will
benefit those in nursery and reception and
children in local authority care, Education Secretary Kirsty Williams announced today (Mon 27th March).
«Given that
disadvantaged children and teens enrolled in Medicaid, a public insurance program, are disproportionately diagnosed with ADHD, these are important policy questions to address: why are there more
children taking ADHD drugs today than a decade ago, what
benefits do they deliver and at what cost.»
Proponents of greater public funding for early childhood education (ECE) argue that too many
children, often those from challenged communities and homes, arrive for kindergarten with insurmountable development gaps and that low - income and
disadvantaged children who are exposed to high - quality pre-K programs gain lifelong
benefits.
Washington — Although the federal Chapter 1 program bypasses some schools with high poverty rates and some students with low achievement levels, it generally reaches the
disadvantaged children it was meant to
benefit, a new Education Department study concludes.
Three of the first six opportunity areas (Derby, Scarborough, and West Somerset) will also
benefit from successful bids for the National Collaborative Outreach Programme, which will help raise aspirations for
disadvantaged children through summer schools, organising school visits and providing academic mentoring.
Children who
benefit from free school breakfasts and lunches often miss meals and go hungry once their school closes for the holidays, while the lack of free play schemes and sports activities can have an impact on those from the most
disadvantaged backgrounds.»
Second, when alternatives already exist for many
disadvantaged children, universal programs may not yield additional
benefits for that group.
Special education vouchers have a political advantage that vouchers for low - income students lack: they can
benefit not only the poverty - stricken
disadvantaged, almost never a politically potent interest group, but also anyone who has a
child with disabilities, a population that crosses all social and economic boundaries.
The Holiday Activities and Food Research Fund will go towards exploring how best to help the most
disadvantaged children to
benefit from healthy meals and enriching activities.
«When alternatives already exist for many
disadvantaged children, however, universal programs may not yield additional
benefits for that group.»
HHS may also award renewal grants to enable states to continue these activities as well as award subgrants to early education programs designed to
benefit low - income and
disadvantaged children.
Their findings bolster arguments about the important societal
benefits that Catholic schools provide in educating
disadvantaged children and strengthening the communities in which they live.»
The implication is that, from the very beginning,
disadvantaged and advantaged
children have different educational needs and stand to
benefit from different kinds of instruction.
Policymakers must do everything in their power to ensure all
children — particularly the
disadvantaged —
benefit from a knowledge - rich curriculum from the earliest possible moment.
Now, a growing body of research is revealing the potential
benefits of using board games in the classroom to strengthen the mathematics skills of
children, particularly those from
disadvantaged backgrounds.
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett last week unveiled his proposal for distributing Chapter 1 aid through vouchers, saying it would
benefit disadvantaged students by «enabling parents to choose the educational program that best meets the needs of their
children.»
Research shows that
disadvantaged children from rural areas with spotty existing coverage
benefit greatly from expansions in pre-K.
Research shows that
disadvantaged children from rural areas with spotty existing coverage
benefit greatly from expansions in...
Significantly, income diversity offers substantial
benefits for every
child in the classroom, not just those who are
disadvantaged.
In the UK, recent evaluations of programmes that have included a focus on teaching reading comprehension strategies have not found such an extensive impact, though there is evidence that
children from
disadvantaged backgrounds may
benefit more.
We are finally on a pathway to ensuring that more
children in
disadvantaged communities can
benefit from this life - changing program.
«Pupils in grammar schools make significantly more progress relative to their similarly - able peers,» he said, adding that ministers wanted to ensure that
children from
disadvantaged backgrounds «have the opportunity to
benefit from selective schools».
Dana Goldstein defends unions as «potent advocates for many of the education policies that most
benefit disadvantaged children, from tuition - free pre-K to better training for teachers.»
The research will look into «how best to ensure more
children from
disadvantaged families
benefit from healthy meals and enrichment activities during the holidays, including through targeted pilots», Zahawi said.
Children that enter kindergarten classrooms where most of the children have not benefited from high - quality early education are at a disadvantage, as the teacher is forced to teach to the lowest common deno
Children that enter kindergarten classrooms where most of the
children have not benefited from high - quality early education are at a disadvantage, as the teacher is forced to teach to the lowest common deno
children have not
benefited from high - quality early education are at a
disadvantage, as the teacher is forced to teach to the lowest common denominator.
He offers his autobiography as evidence that poverty is no bar to success and that today's
disadvantaged children fail only because they are not rescued by inspiring teachers like those from whom Klein himself had
benefitted.
At www.wallacefoundation.org, the foundation maintains an online library about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current efforts aimed at: strengthening education leadership to improve student achievement, helping selected cities make good afterschool programs available to more
children, expanding arts learning opportunities for
children and teens, providing high - quality summer learning programs to
disadvantaged children and enriching and expanding the school day in ways that
benefit students, and helping arts organizations build their audiences.
Summer and expanded learning: Better understanding the impact of high - quality summer learning programs on
disadvantaged children, and enriching and expanding the school day in ways that
benefit students.
Research confirms that these
benefits are especially pronounced for
children from
disadvantaged backgrounds, many of whom have had limited educational experiences.
Research on NFP suggests its
benefits are greater for
children from more
disadvantaged families.
He conducted art workshops with
children, created logos and posters for public service agencies, and produced murals, sculptures, and paintings to
benefit health centers and
disadvantaged communities.
This annual event is to
benefit homeless and
disadvantaged children living in shelters in the Metro Detroit Area.
High - quality pre-K programs produce both short - and long - term
benefits for
children and can also contribute to narrowing the achievement gap through building increased academic skills among
disadvantaged groups.
We know from the research that
children facing
disadvantage stand to gain the most
benefit from early learning but may not attend or may under - attend due to a range of barriers.
Group size is a particularly important contributor to effectiveness in the broader education literature.16 Results are mixed regarding the extent to which the
benefits derived from the quality care (at least in some domains) may
benefit disadvantaged children more than other
children — but such findings would be generally consistent with results from intervention and education studies.11, 16
Children that enter kindergarten classrooms where most of the children have not benefited from high - quality early education are at a disadvantage, as the teacher is forced to teach to the lowest common deno
Children that enter kindergarten classrooms where most of the
children have not benefited from high - quality early education are at a disadvantage, as the teacher is forced to teach to the lowest common deno
children have not
benefited from high - quality early education are at a
disadvantage, as the teacher is forced to teach to the lowest common denominator.
«Four Big
Benefits of Investing in Early Childhood Development,» a statement released by Professor Heckman, summarizes the benefits of investing in quality early childhood education for disadvantaged c
Benefits of Investing in Early Childhood Development,» a statement released by Professor Heckman, summarizes the
benefits of investing in quality early childhood education for disadvantaged c
benefits of investing in quality early childhood education for
disadvantaged children.
The federal government recently prioritized evidence - based policymaking in early childhood development with the launch of MIECHV and provided funding over five years for
disadvantaged communities to operate early childhood home visiting services that have shown
benefits for families and
children.
But
children from
disadvantaged backgrounds aren't the only ones who can
benefit from social - emotional education.
Especially among families with high levels of socio - economic
disadvantage or family adversity,
children's relations with both parents might
benefit from greater family access to professional parenting support.