Extensive research documents the impact
on academic achievement of poverty - related family and community factors such as lack of school readiness, disproportionate physical and mental health needs, and summer learning loss.
The educational attainment of parents varies widely across the North American continent, and those differences can have a significant
impact on the academic achievement of their children, a report says.
While the positive impact of the
arts on academic achievement is worthwhile in itself, it's also the tip of the iceberg when looking at the whole child.
His book made the point that schools needed to place as much emphasis on emotional intelligence as they
did on academic achievement, that in fact they were directly related.
It seems irresponsible to mention race in isolation without also discussing the importance of not only family income but also school resources and specific school
expenditures on academic achievement.
Spending 20 minutes at the start of the school day to help students talk through issues they may be having and practice social and emotional skills can have positive
effects on their academic achievement.
Each of these principals has demonstrated exemplary instructional leadership — however, to achieve the gains they made, each of these principals did not focus
solely on academic achievement.
The research, led by Charles Hillman, a professor of kinesiology and community health and the director of the Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory at Illinois, suggests that physical activity may increase students» cognitive control — or ability to pay attention — and also result in better performance
on academic achievement tests.
Social and emotional skills are just as important and can have a long - term, positive impact
on academic achievement as children grow and mature.