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Authorities say a kindergarten student found a bag of cocaine in another student's backpack at a Philadelphia charter school.

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A 2015 survey of over 27,000 transgender adults in the United States found that over three quarters of respondents who were out or were perceived as transgender in kindergarten through 12th grade experienced harassment as students.

They found that the achievement gap between black and white students with similar background characteristics is small or nonexistent at the time children enter kindergarten and grows steadily and significantly each year they attend public school.

Recent studies have found that roughly 15 percent of students repeat a grade between kindergarten and graduation.

Libby Rhoden, who teaches gifted and talented kindergarten and elementary school students in Pasadena, Texas, also likes the Web site, especially because topics are easy to find on BiblioCat.

A RCT of charter schools in New York City by a Stanford researcher found an even larger effect: «On average, a student who attended a charter school for all of grades kindergarten through eight would close about 86 percent of the «Scarsdale - Harlem achievement gap» in math and 66 percent of the achievement gap in English.»

Past learning partners have included locals who found a beehive on their property and brought it in to show kindergarten students (sans bees, of course); and a stay - at - home mom who is passionate about cooking and healthy eating, and teaches students about culinary arts and creating healthy meals from what grows in the school's garden.

Note, however, that Krueger's effects were found in kindergarten and 1st grade, while these estimates are for students in 7th and 8th grades.

The 1993 and 1995 surveys found notable differences between the later school performance of students who were held out of kindergarten and students who repeated kindergarten.

We investigate whether these differences across schools can be explained by differences in relative kindergarten readiness of advantaged and disadvantaged students, and we find that pre-school preparation is unlikely to explain the cross-school differences that we find.

It finds, for instance, that attending a charter school from kindergarten to 8th grade can close the achievement gap with a similar student in the affluent suburb of Scarsdale, N.Y., by 86 percent in mathematics and 66...

I find that I — and their teachers — have to teach our kindergarten students that they should listen when someone says «no.»

They then control for student - level kindergarten test scores and teacher ratings of student behavior; with those controls, they find black students are statistically significantly less likely to be in special education than whites.

He found that high kindergarten scores predicted a wide variety of outcomes for the students: They were more likely to attend college, have retirement savings, be homeowners, and live in better neighborhoods.

In one, researchers examined how SEL intervention programs (such as social skills training, parent training with home visits, peer coaching, reading tutoring, and classroom social - emotional curricula) for kindergarten students impacted their adult lives, and found that these programs led to 10 % (59 % vs. 69 % for the control group) fewer psychological, behavioral, or substance abuse problems at the age of 25 (Dodge et al., 2014).

Other studies have found that younger students (e.g., in kindergarten) often have better scores in the fall than in the spring, while older elementary students (e.g., fourth and fifth grade) reverse that trend.

«If a particular child is having trouble with recognizing letter sounds, I can find that in the data, even if I haven't picked up on it in class,» says kindergarten teacher Justin Myles, who uses his insights to provide create differentiated lesson plans and personalize instruction for students.

For example, students who were enrolled in KPS since kindergarten found themselves eligible for a 100 percent tuition scholarship after the Promise was announced.

It found 40 percent of city kindergarten students enrolled in schools outside their residential zones, compared to 28 percent a decade ago.

It finds, for instance, that attending a charter school from kindergarten to 8th grade can close the achievement gap with a similar student in the affluent suburb of Scarsdale, N.Y., by 86 percent in mathematics and 66 percent in reading.

In classrooms across the state, you'll find kindergarten and first grade students using blocks and interlocking cubes to learn how to add and subtract.

Monarch Academy Glen Burnie, a public charter school founded and operated by The Children's Guild and affiliated with TranZed Alliance, serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade with an enriched, rigorous, hands - on, academic curriculum emphasizing project - based learning and the arts and technology.

In a follow up to their ground - breaking 2011 meta - analysis, CASEL and collaborating researchers have found that students from kindergarten to high school significantly benefit from school - based, universal social - emotional learning (SEL) interventions.

Riojas found that once Latino students leave kindergarten, they often fall farther and farther behind, largely because of language problems.

They found bigger, though not statistically significant, benefits in reading for students who had attended pre-K as compared with those who started KIPP in kindergarten, and no difference in math scores.

Researchers found significant achievement gains for students in small kindergarten classes and additional gains in 1st grade, especially for black students.

Despite different findings on kindergarten's long - term effect on student achievement or how full - day programs differ from half - day in terms of quality and instruction, the issue remains that the amount of instructional time kindergarteners receive varies considerably from state to state, and district to district.

A large - scale study of more than 50 elementary school classrooms found that decorations, such as these in a 2014 kindergarten room, are a frequent source of distraction and off - task student behavior.

Data released earlier this year found that two - thirds of Mississippi's students start kindergarten unprepared and are less likely to be proficient readers by third grade.

Founded in 2000, Study Island, an Edmentum product, helps students in kindergarten through 12th grade master state - specific, grade - level academic standards in a fun and engaging manner.

The researchers found that the higher the number of struggling students, who scored in the bottom 15 percent in kindergarten, in a first - grade teacher's classroom, the more likely the teachers were to use manipulatives (hands - on materials), calculators, music and movement (See Table 3 on page 12 in the study).

It's one thing to admit this guiltily, and something else again to build an admissions industry — from kindergarten to graduate school — around an unapologetic attempt to find the students who will be easiest to educate.

However, a national study has found that most kindergarten teachers spend substantial time teaching math concepts that are too basic for most students.

Two - thirds of pre-kindergarten students remained at their school for kindergarten, researchers found.

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Consistent with this finding, 66 percent of adults say attending preschool is very important to a student's success in kindergarten through grade 12 (22 % somewhat important).

* See this link for the full study and findings published by Child Development, February 3, 2011, of a meta - analysis of 213 school - based, universal social and emotional learning (SEL) programs involving 270,034 kindergarten through high school students.

In the absence of strong leadership from the state, the districts themselves are finding ways to provide pre-kindergarten programs and full - day kindergarten classes to a growing number of students.

Check out this post from GO Public Schools Leadership Center where Emma gives her thoughts on that study's finding that «students» level of tiredness, hunger or illness at school was most strongly associated with the level of students» ability to learn as they began kindergarten.»

For example, a meta - analysis of school - based and afterschool SEL programs found that participation improved elementary and middle school students» test scores by an average of 11 to 17 percentile points, decreased conduct problems, and increased students» problem - solving skills.17 Similarly, a meta - analysis of school - based SEL programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade found that participation improved students» academic performance by 11 percentile points, reduced their anxiety and stress, and increased their prosocial behavior.18 These programs were successful in all geographic locations, including urban, suburban, and rural school environments.19

KIPP Indy is a network of public charter schools that was founded in 2004 and is authorized by the Mayor of Indianapolis to serve students in Kindergarten through 8th grades.

A relatively high level of phonics instruction was not found to be helpful for students» growth in fluency in grades 2 - 3, or to their phonemic awareness development in kindergarten; but phonemic awareness instruction was found to be related to students» spring emergent literacy scores in kindergarten.

For example, the Mangan Report found that class sizes of 15 or fewer students in grades kindergarten through three are effective in increasing student achievement.

Founded by its CEO Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA will manage 70 schools in seven states serving almost 60,000 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade during the 2014 - 2015 school year.

Lusher Charter School is likely to reduce the number of incoming kindergarten students from 150 to 100 in the coming year, halting the expansion it began two years ago because it has run out of room at its satellite campus at the Jewish Community Center and been unable to find more space elsewhere.

Of the remaining 3,300 kindergarten through 12th - grade students, about 80 % enrolled in at least 19 charter schools, the report found.

The school was founded in 2001 with 110 students in kindergarten and first grade.

Right after Christmas I spent at home with my family in Poland, I set off to Thailand, Cambodia and settled down in Dongguan, Dalang in China where I found a teaching job and been having a lot of fun with kindergarten students up to now.

A survey by People for Education has found major gaps in the delivery of before - and after - school programs for young students — despite this being a key part of the province's full - day kindergarten plan.

This article presents findings from a meta - analysis of 213 school - based, universal social and emotional learning (SEL) programs involving 270,034 kindergarten through high school students.