Study: Jumps in Elementary School Violence Linked to Increased Student Transfers, Especially Among More Advantaged Students New research finds that student exposure to violent crime in urban elementary schools is linked to higher transfer rates, with students ineligible for free- or reduced-price meals and students from safer neighborhoods more likely to leave than their less advantaged peers. Read more
Violent crime leads more affluent students to switch schools District Administration, November 17, 2020 PROOF POINTS: Evidence increases for writing during math class Hechinger Report, November 16, 2020
Thanksgiving Message From AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine We enter this Thanksgiving season during one of the most traumatic times in modern history. Difficult as these hardships have been for far too many, this is a time of gratitude and reflection. Read more
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