Education
| Publication | Category | Topic |
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| Mathematics Achievement Gaps Between Suburban Students and Their Rural and Urban Peers Increase Over Time In this brief, authors Suzanne Graham and Lauren Provost examine whether attending a school in a rural, urban, or suburban community is related to children’s mathematics achievement in kindergarten, and whether increases in mathematics achievement between… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, Rural, Urban |
| Reading Levels of Rural and Urban Third Graders Lag Behind Their Suburban Peers This brief examines the complex interplay of family, school, and place factors in the reading achievement levels of third grade students. Third grade reading achievement is critical to later academic and occupational success. Using data from the Early Childhood… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, Rural, Urban |
| Education in Chronically Poor Rural Areas Lags Across Generations As part of the Community and Environment in Rural America (CERA) initiative, the Carsey Institute has been investigating broad trends between rural community types, including the education level of residents and their parents. Since 2007, Carsey researchers have… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Education, Public Opinion, Rural |
| Teachers Matter: Feelings of School Connectedness and Positive Youth Development among Coös County Youth Students who feel positively about their education, have a sense of belonging in school, and maintain good relationships with students and staff generally feel connected to their schools. In fact, 63 percent of Coös youth report feeling this way.
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New Hampshire | Coös Youth Study, Education, Health, New Hampshire, Young Adults |
| Too Much Free Time: Coos County Youth Who Are Least Involved in Out-of-School Activities Are Most Likely to Use Drugs & Alcohol Carsey Institute researchers are seeing links between the self-reported substance use and involvement in out-of-school activities. As part of a ten-year tracking survey of high school students in Coos County, New Hampshire, this brief finds that those most involved… |
New Hampshire | Coös Youth Study, Education, Health, New Hampshire, Young Adults |
| Indicators of New Hampshire Youth Well-Being (co-publication with the Children's Alliance of New Hampshire) According to a new study, New Hampshire youth, ages 13 to 24, are more likely to complete school, be employed, and have lower obesity rates than their peers nationwide but fare worse in national measures of alcohol and substance abuse. This brief, a co-publication… |
Evaluation, New Hampshire | Demography, Education, Family, Health, New Hampshire, Poverty, Young Adults |
| Students in Rural Schools Have Limited Access to Advanced Mathematics Courses This Carsey brief reveals that students in rural areas and small towns have less access to higher-level mathematics courses than students in urban settings, which results in serious educational consequences, including lower scores on assessment tests and fewer… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, Rural, Young Adults |
| Student Discipline in New Hampshire Schools (co-publication with the Children's Alliance of New Hampshire) A new analysis of student discipline in New Hampshire schools in the 2007–2008 school year shows that out-of-school suspension rates are higher and statewide expulsion rates are lower than the national average. Schools reporting the highest rates of suspensions and… |
Evaluation, New Hampshire | Children, Education, New Hampshire, Young Adults |
| New, Longer Road to Adulthood: Schooling, Work, and Idleness among Rural Youth, The This report focuses on the education and work experiences of rural youth during the emerging adult years (age 20 to 24), as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. It documents how rural emerging adults combine work and school and experience idleness… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Education, Employment, Rural, Urban, Young Adults |
| Maximizing Returns to Colleges and Communities Colleges and universities depend tremendously on their local communities in numerous ways, and through community investment, have a unique opportunity to support these communities in turn. This handbook provides an overview of community investment, including a step-… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Economic Development, Education |
