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The 100th day of school
\"Full-color photographs and simple text provide a brief introduction to the 100th Day of School\"-- Provided by publisher.
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WHEN FIVE SHRINKS TO FOUR
In rural school districts across the country, four-day school weeks have proliferated. Currently adopted in 1,600 schools in 600 school districts, 90% of which are rural, four-day school week policies have prospered largely without a robust body of evidence to support their expansion. J. Cameron Anglum presents an overview of four-day school week policy expansion and describes a few of the studies into its effects on students, families, and communities.
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At school
Children who are just starting school will love this peek at the activities that children do in class.
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Time for School
[...]total time in school is the most malleable for policymakers, and test scores serve as a common and useful summary metric of students' academic progress. In Houston, math achievement increased by 15 percent to 18 percent of a standard deviation at 20 elementary and secondary schools that adopted such reforms, including extending the school day and year to increase instructional time by 21 percent and incorporating high-dosage tutoring throughout the extended school day. Massachusetts, the state took over the traditional public school district and added 200 hours to the school year for students in grades 1-8, while also increasing school spending, replacing underperforming staff, and adding extra time for underperforming students. A Florida study found reading scores increased by 5 percent of a standard deviation in a single year after a state policy required the 100 lowest-performing elementary schools to extend the school day by one hour, dedicated to additional literacy instruction.
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Sofia's first day of school
\"It's the first day of school! Sofia is a little nervous at first, but she quickly realizes that there is nothing to be worried about. Charming illustrations and playful text will get readers excited for their own first days.\"--Amazon.com.
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Transforming Lives: The Positive Impact of School Retention Strategies on the Probability of Students’ Dropout in Medellin
This study assesses the causal effect of school retention strategies on the probability of school dropout in Medellin, Colombia. The probit model is estimated using microdata on enrollment published by the Ministry of National Education and data on beneficiaries of school retention programs, year 2019. Three impact evaluation methods are employed to obtain the counterfactual group of each school retention program: Self- Selected Comparisons, Propensity Score Matching, and Endogenous Treatment-Effects. Results from the latter method show that the probability of school dropout is lower for students enrolled in the School Meals Program, School Transportation Program, or Complementary School Day Program, compared to the counterfactual groups, by -1.0 pp, -3.17 pp, and -2.97 pp, respectively. However, the study finds heterogeneous effects around school retention programs, which are explained by students’ social class, nationality, and sex. Este estudio evalúa el efecto de las estrategias de retención escolar sobre la probabilidad de deserción estudiantil en Medellín, Colombia. El modelo probit se estima utilizando microdatos de matrícula consolidados por el Ministerio de Educación Nacional y datos de beneficiarios de programas de retención escolar, año 2019. Los resultados muestran que los estudiantes con acceso al Programa de Alimentación Escolar, Programa de Transporte Escolar, o Programa de Jornada Escolar Complementaria reducen la probabilidad de deserción escolar en -1.0 pp, -3.17 pp, y -2.97 pp, respectivamente. Sin embargo, el estudio encuentra efectos heterogéneos significativos en torno a los programas de retención escolar que se explican por la clase social, la nacionalidad y el sexo de los estudiantes. Neste estudo, avalia-se o efeito das estratégias de permanência escolar sobre a probabilidade de evasão escolar dos estudantes em Medellín, Colômbia. O modelo probit é estimado usando microdados sobre matrículas consolidadas pelo Ministério da Educação Nacional e dados sobre beneficiários de programas de permanência escolar, de 2019. Os resultados mostram que os estudantes com acesso ao Programa de Alimentação Escolar, ao Programa de Transporte Escolar ou ao Programa de Jornada Escolar Complementar reduzem a probabilidade de abandono escolar em -1,0 p.p., -3,17 p.p. e -2,97 p.p., respectivamente. No entanto, no estudo, encontram-se efeitos heterogêneos significativos em torno dos programas de permanência escolar que são explicados pela classe social, nacionalidade e gênero dos estudantes.
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Rethinking the time spent at school: Could flexibility improve engagement and performance for students and teachers?
Is it possible to reduce the time students spend in classrooms and schools? Would such a reduction be better for learning and retaining teachers? How should learning be more flexibly enacted in the post-pandemic era? This article discusses the possibilities of rethinking school participation and calls for schools to reconsider the necessity and costs/benefits of forcing students and teachers to be physically present in schools for the traditional 5 days a week.
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I feel worried
Introduces children to common anxieties about school from meeting the teacher to making friends.
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Keeping Up With the Joneses: District Adoption of the 4-Day School Week in Rural Missouri
In recent years, rural school district adoption of 4-day school weeks has grown markedly. Despite this rapid growth, scant empirical evidence has documented the factors associated with district adoption and subsequent effects on student, labor, and economic outcomes. We examine the spread of the 4-day school week in rural Missouri, where over 10% of the state’s districts have adopted the policy in the past decade, the majority over the past 2 years. To help policymakers understand why districts forgo a day of instruction and to contextualize postpolicy effects, we conduct a survival analysis to assess student, district, and staff characteristics associated with policy adoption. We find that the presence of nearby 4-day school week districts most strongly predicts policy adoption. Adopting districts typically offer lower teacher salaries than nearby districts and have declining student enrollments. Our findings may inform policy focused on teacher recruitment and retention in rural locales.
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