Student Well-being and the Academic Progress of Schools

Presenters

Tom Hanson (Primary)

Senior Research Associate
WestEd

Description

While emphasis on accountability may help some students boost test scores, others are being left behind. This online presentation will examine how health and environmental factors affect student achievement.

Though new standards, curricula, teaching techniques, and other types of practices are indispensable for improving academic performance, not all students will benefit from these reforms. This webcast will explore how nonacademic factors -- substance use, exposure to violence, exercise, nutrition, school climate, and safety -- impede students' academic progress. Using longitudinal, school-level test score data and data from the state-sponsored California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS), the presenter will lead participants through discussions that will examine the research and its implications for policymakers and educators. Participants will learn the extent to which student exposure to health risks and low levels of developmental supports or hinders test scores and discuss solutions to the ongoing problem.

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Ideas in Action: Central Union High School

Data Use and Teacher Collaboration: One School’s Success Story

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Response to Intervention: Online Professional Development Modules and Resources for Implementation

Signal Hill Elementary School: A Road to Results

Cesar E. Chavez High School: High Expectations, Empowerment, and Excellence

Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: Resources From Doing What Works

Santa Fe Middle School: Strategies for Success