Group-based physical activity trajectories in children transitioning from elementary to high school by Russell R. Pate, Michaela A. Schenkelberg, Marsha Dowda, Kerry L. McIver

“…Methods Participants (n = 652) were recruited as 5th graders (ages 10–12 years) from elementary schools (n = 21) in two school districts. Demographic, anthropometric, and physical activity data were collected once per year when children were in 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 11th grades. …”
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Agreement and diagnostic accuracy of vision screening in preschool children between vision technicians and spot vision screener by Neha Misra, Rohit C Khanna, Asha Latha Mettla, Srinivas Marmamula, Jill E Keeffe

“…Results: A total of 976 preschool children were screened by the VT and separately by the CEHW using the SVS in Adilabad (15 schools) and Krishna (18 schools) districts. The overall mean age of these children was 2.5 years (SD ± 1.3 years). …”
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Randomized control trial of Tools of the Mind: Marked benefits to kindergarten children and their teachers. by Adele Diamond, Chris Lee, Peter Senften, Andrea Lam, David Abbott

“…This study replicated that Tools improves reading and shows for the first time that it improves writing (far exceeding levels the school districts had seen before), self-control and attention-regulation in the real world (e.g., time on task without supervision), reduces teacher burnout and children being ostracized or excluded, and increases the joy students and teachers experience in school. …”
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Spatial differences in childhood and adolescent obesity according to sex and migrant status in Vienna, Austria by Sylvia Kirchengast, Dominik Hagmann

“…Besides effects of sex and background of migration, associations between weight status and the natural as well as social environments of the residential and school districts were analyzed. Since the 23 political districts of Vienna differ markedly in socioeconomic and environmental characteristics, a comparison between the districts was carried out. …”
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Improving School Leadership: The Connection of Transformational Leadership and Psychological Well-Being of the Followers by Pamela Bryant, Jennifer T. Butcher, Johnny O'Connor

“…In this current era of public school accountability in the United States, the passage of No Child Left Behind resulted in dramatic changes for public school districts (U.S. Department of Education, 2001). …”
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Intensity of commonly-reported classroom-based physical activity opportunities in public schools by Timothy K. Behrens, Whitney M. Holeva, Dick Carpenter, Elizabeth Tucker, Carmen Luna, John Donovan, Julaine Field, Cheryl Kelly

“…Schools (N = 101) in school districts (N = 25) reported PA opportunities offered in classrooms using an online data collection tool over a two-year period (2014–2016). …”
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The Present Status of Computers in Secondary Schools in Saudi Arabia by Abdulaziz M. Al-Ageely

“…In addition to this, it started a new program by establishing two courses for secondary schools, The Ministry of Education connected all the school districts in all the regions with its main frame in the Ministry of Education in Riyadh, so all mail and official paperwork came through the computer network. …”
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Relationship between academic achievement, visual-motor integration, gender and socio-economic status: North-West Child Health Integrated with Learning and Development study by Dané Coetzee, Anita E. Pienaar, Yolanda van Wyk

“…Setting: A total of 863 participants (n = 538, low SES group; n = 325, high SES group) from 20 schools in four school districts in the North West province of South Africa were randomly selected to participate. …”
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Does social capital promote physical activity? A population-based study in Japan. by Kazumune Ueshima, Takeo Fujiwara, Soshi Takao, Etsuji Suzuki, Toshihide Iwase, Hiroyuki Doi, S V Subramanian, Ichiro Kawachi

“…A cluster-sampling approach was used to randomly select 4,000 residents from 20 school districts. A total of 2260 questionnaires were returned (response rate: 57.4%). …”
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Longitudinal influences of socio-economic status on visual-motor integration: The North-West Child Health, Integrated with Learning and Development study by Dané Coetzee, Anita E. Pienaar, Yolanda Van Wyk

“…Aim: This study aimed to determine the influence of socio-economic status (SES) on changes in visual-motor integration, visual perception and motor coordination over a period of three years. Setting: Four school districts in the North West province of South Africa were used. …”
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The Importance of Sports Participation on Lithuanian Adolescents’ Social and Emotional Health by Lochbaum Marc, Lisinskiene Ausra, Sisneros Cassandra, Cooper Sydney, Paulauskas Rutenis, Majauskiene Daiva

“…To answer our research questions, 1965 Lithuanian youths (60.10% female) ranging in age from 11 to 17 (M = 13.62, SD = 1.96) from urban and rural school districts completed our survey. Our results indicated many significant differences (p < 0.001) emerged for participant sex, age grouping, and sport participation (competitive, leisure, or none). …”
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Exploring school resource and teacher qualification policies, their implementation and effects on schools and students’ educational outcomes in Brazil by Paget, C

“…Teachers note that while resource levels have improved dramatically, inconsistencies and inefficiencies have prevented both students and teachers from fully benefitting from these changes, and additionally, that resource levels vary considerably between school districts.</p>…”

Reenvisioning Gifted Education in British Columbia: A Qualitative Research Protocol of Policy Analysis in the Context of a Redesigned Curriculum by C. Owen Lo, Yuen Sze Michelle Tan, Megan Chrostowski, Shun-Fu Hu, Diana Chan, Deanna M. Sue, I-Chen Wu, Wei Li

“…The results will further contribute to professional development opportunities for teachers and school districts to help improve their supports for students with advanced learning needs within the new curricular context.…”
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Psychosocial intervention for harm reduction of alcohol use among school-going adolescents from North India by Gurvinder Pal Singh, Suman Gehlot, Manpreet Kaur

“…Samples were selected using the nonprobability convenience sampling technique in two schools district of Patiala, Punjab. The assessment instruments were as follows: (a) semi-structured sociodemographic pro forma, (b) alcohol use pro forma, (c) semi-structured interventional knowledge questionnaire, and (d) psychosocial intervention package. …”
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Longitudinal Changes of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Performance in High School: Association with Individual and School-Based Variables by Xihe Zhu, Justin A. Haegele, Jinting Shao, Summer Davis

“…School-level academic performance (SAP), the percent of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals (FARM), and physical education student-faculty ratio were obtained with permission from the school districts. The number of laps completed in PACER test improved throughout the first three years of high school, however, proportions of those within the healthy fitness zone (HFZ) decreased overall from 9th to 11th grade. …”
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Sustaining collaborative preschool partnerships and the challenges of educating the whole child by Ryan Alverson, Laken Ginn, Jaesook Gilbert

“…Discussion and evaluation Data suggested that school districts recognized the importance of collaboration, trust, and relationship building among districts, partners, and families. …”
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The Impact of Renewable Energy Tax Incentives on Electricity Pricing in Texas by Mary Rudolph, Paul Damien

“…Chapter 313 allows school districts the opportunity to offer a 10-year limit, ranging from USD 10 million to USD 100 million, on the taxable value of a new green energy project. …”
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The failure of the U.S. education research establishment to identify effective practices: Beware effective practices policies by Stanley Pogrow

“…Some are now even advocating that all expenditures of federal funds by school districts be restricted to purchasing research validated programs. …”
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Dedication, innovation, and collaboration by Katherine Connolly, Molly Babbin, Sarah McKee, Kevin McGinn, Juliana Cohen, Sandra Chafouleas, Marlene Schwartz

“…When school buildings across the U.S. closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts mobilized to establish emer­gency school meal programs to operate outside the setting of school cafeterias. …”
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Determinants of school attendance in elementary school students in Japan: a structural equation model by Hiromi Nakamura-Thomas, Nobuyuki Sano, Donald Maciver

“…Children were 10 or 11 years old, and selected from 111 state-run schools in 8 randomly selected school districts. Results The final model demonstrated good fit and showed that the latent variable of relationships with friends and school teachers directly impacted on how children felt about attending school. …”
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