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KEY FINDINGS FROM THE GALLUP STUDENT POLL GALLUP Student Poll National Cohort Fall 2012 USA Overall Data The Gallup Student Poll is a brief measure of hope, engagement, and wellbeing. The poll taps into the hearts and minds of American…..
Carol Graham We have an increasingly divided country, polity, and society. While this strains our family dinners and creates anxiety on the left and right, one of the most notable results is the stark decline in the well-being and mental…..
Making hope happen in the classroom By Shane J. Lopez | Oct 1, 2013 | Feature Article Education HealthCare Public Services My son and I do lots of nexting on our morning walks to his elementary school. We talk about his next big project at school, his…..
Making hope happen in the classroom By Shane J. Lopez | Oct 1, 2013 | Feature Article Education HealthCare Public Services Having hope leads to a 12% bump in school outcomes. For the longitudinal studies, researchers recruited first-semester college students to complete a standardized measure of…..
Baltimore City students showed significant gains, though scores remain low Maryland public schools remain stubbornly middle-of-the-pack on a national test, even as achievement inches upward. The state’s fourth graders performed better than two years ago on reading and math, according…..
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. The findings are yet…..
In the zeitgeist of the twenty-first century, “wellbeing” occupies a special place. It is an ideal of personal and communal living, as well as a concept to help us move beyond the tired old categories of progress — such as…..
Jade ManningAugust 22, 2024 Teens in Print Growing up my idea of the “American dream” was getting your first car at 16, going to college (or moving out) at 18, one day being able to buy a house, getting to…..
By Gabriel Borelli Pew Research Center “The American dream” is a century-old phrase used to describe the idea that anyone can achieve success in the United States through hard work and determination. Today, about half of Americans (53%) say that dream is still possible……
As the United States prepares to turn 250 years old in 2026, the largest youth generation yet is crossing the threshold into adult citizenship. Today’s youth are tomorrow’s founders, setting the agenda for America’s future. But warning bells are ringing……