Education Archives

01.23.2024 (on left) Timing of first exclusionary school discipline (ESD) event: among all students, pattern of average GPA by year of first ESD event. (on right), Repeat annual ESD events: among students whose first ESD was in year 1

(on left) Timing of first exclusionary school discipline (ESD) event: among all students, pattern of average GPA by year of first ESD event. (on right), Repeat annual ESD events: among students whose first ESD was in year 1

Excluded from the Honor Roll

Black and Latine students experience expulsions or suspensions from school more often than their peers, facing nearly 10 and 3 times more exclusionary punishments than White students, respectively.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

01.16.2024 Group of young children walking into school

Putting the PECEs Together: Helping More Children Get Ready for School

Children in households with greater positive experiences were more often prepared for school success than those with less positivity, even when considering their past experiences with adversity.

Guest Authors Marvin So, Krista P. Woodward

01.11.2024 teenager asleep with alarm going off before school

Wake Up Call: The Case for Later School Start Times

Later school start times may improve students' weight, eating habits, and exercise behaviors.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

11.07.2023 graph depicting percentage of participants attaining higher education by adverse childhood experience (ACE) and intervention status

graph depicting percentage of participants attaining higher education by adverse childhood experience (ACE) and intervention status

Intervention Breaks ACE Education Barriers

Focused early childhood support can reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences on educational attainment later in life.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

10.23.2023 Madhukar Pai headshot

Health Equity

Madhukar Pai

Madhukar Pai, Canada Research Chair in epidemiology and global health at McGill University, discusses the ongoing challenges of global health and how he hopes to see the field evolve in the future.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

10.18.2023 bar graph depicting the adjusted likelihood of graduating from college by age at family member's death

The Educational Toll of Family Loss

Children who experienced the death of a close family member before the age of 23 had significantly lower chances of earning a college degree than those who did not experience such loss.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

09.27.2023 image of corridor on college campus

Academic Institutions Owe Us Climate Justice

Higher education institutions have an opportunity to lead the transformation toward a climate just society through two key approaches: the deployment of resources and a redistribution of power.

Guest Author Alaina Kinol

07.13.2023 young adolescent girl scrolling through social media on her phone

Sex Education and Social Media

Social media may serve as a promising outlet for sharing accurate sex education information for U.S. youth, but not without some risks.

Guest Authors PhiYen Nguyen, Kristina Carvalho

06.30.2023 two graphs depicting student anxiety levels and school connected-ness and interactions with GSAs at schools, respectively

School Pride

Queer students report having less anxiety when they feel more connected to and supported by their school.

Fellow Sean Hagan

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