Category: Identity, Behavior, and Relationships
Why do Fewer Black Students Get Identified as Gifted?
A teacher’s race can influence who gets selected for gifted programs
Culture of Trust is Key for School Safety
Research has shown that tight security measures in schools can erode cultures of trust
Family Engagement and SEL
Enhancing social-emotional learning with a whole-school, whole-family, whole-day approach
Children Understand Far More About Other Minds than Long Believed
Young children can track what others believe or expect, and can even predict how others will feel
The Ups and Downs of Social Media
A new study teases out the emotions of social media, finding that teens generally focus on the positive
Costs of Specialized Teaching
Research shows negative effects of specialized teaching, hinting at the importance of teacher-student relationships
Exploring Ethnic-Racial Identity
New research reveals long-lasting, positive effects of giving adolescents opportunities and tools to explore their backgrounds
Stereotypes Can Hold Boys Back in School, Too
While research has studied how stereotypes about achievement can make girls underperform, the gaps where boys do worse have often been historically overlooked
Here’s How to Raise a Child to be Sympathetic
Parents and teachers might often wonder how to teach children caring toward others – more so when the world feels full of disagreement, conflict, and aggression
How Do Children Decide what’s Fair?
Children’s ideas about what is fair can be different from those of adults
Why Kids Who Have Trouble Behaving in Preschool Fall Behind
More and more children are attending school at an earlier age. But are these children ready for school?
