by Julie Morris | Jul 11, 2018 | Health & Nutrition, K-12 Education, Publication, Research
For students, recess serves as a break in the day for brains to relax and bodies to recharge. Students with recess are happier, healthier, and more focused. This time, often short, brings joy to many school children and teachers alike, yet its presence in a daily...
by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Aug 4, 2017 | Research
CHILDREN AT RISK reviewed and analyzed recommendations and the corresponding interim order of the court in M.D., et al v. Abbott, et al, in which the federal court found that Texas has been systematically violating the 14th Amendment rights of children in its foster...
by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Dec 6, 2016 | Research, Uncategorized
Pre-K STAAR Full Report Pre-K STAAR Executive Summary With funding from the Meadows Foundation, researchers at CHILDREN AT RISK engaged in a study to examine how participation in Texas public Pre-K is associated with performance on the 3rd Grade STAAR Reading...
by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | May 23, 2016 | C@R Blog, North Texas, Research, Uncategorized
* Originally Posted 5/23/2016 CHILDREN AT RISK is pleased to have completed the 2016 Annual School Rankings. Click here to view the methodology for the 2016 CHILDREN AT RISK Annual School Rankings, including the following measures by which schools are measured:...
by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Feb 12, 2015 | C@R Blog, Policy, Research, Uncategorized
There are over 2.3 million kids under the age of five in Texas. That is a lot of kids! Unfortunately, Texas only meets two of the ten quality benchmarks outlined by the National Institute of Early Education Research (NIEER). Texas spends less than the national average...
by SophekTounn | Nov 19, 2010 | Policy, Research, Uncategorized
This Thursday CHILDREN AT RISK was busy hosting three sessions at the BigTent Conference: ‘The State of America’s Schools and Children,’ ‘What Works in Texas…And What Needs to Change,’ and ‘Texas Superintendent Panel on...
