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Academic outcomes
Academic outcomes are the range of cognitive, academic, and school-related effects produced by a program or ...

Classroom-based intervention
Classroom interventions are programs or curricula that are delivered in the classroom setting and can be ...

Early childhood
Early childhood includes the developmental level of childhood from birth through age 5 or up to ...

Educator professional development and support
Educator professional development and support involves education opportunities for teachers to improve or enhance their teaching ...

Elementary school
Elementary school refers to education across kindergarten through grade 5. Posts related to this topic: ...

Externalizing behaviors
Externalizing behavior problems primarily refer to issues that involve external actions, such as acting out, aggression, ...

Family engagement
Family engagement refers to the active involvement of parents, caregivers, and families in the home and ...

High school
High school refers to education across grades 9 through 12. Posts related to this topic: ...

Internalizing behaviors
Internalizing behaviors primarily refer to issues that involve internal processes, such as anxiety, depression, and somatic ...

Mental health
Mental health encompasses the many aspects of emotional and behavioral health that educators encounter in schools ...

Middle school/Junior high school
Middle/junior high school refers to education across grades 6 through 8. Posts related to this topic: ...

Multi-tiered systems of support
Encompassing initiatives such as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Response to Intervention (RtI), Multi-tiered ...

Postsecondary
Postsecondary refers to education beyond high school (e.g., junior college, college, university, trade school, professional training) ...

Research design
Research design is the overall strategy or plan for integrating the various components of a research ...

Researcher-practitioner partnerships
Researcher-practitioner partnerships involve collaborations between researchers and practitioners (e.g., educators, state or local education agency staff) ...

School climate
School climate refers to the quality and character of school life, including aspects of engagement (e.g., ...

School-community partnerships
School-community partnerships refer to partnerships between schools and other community resources by integrating academics and community ...

School-wide prevention
School-wide prevention, commonly referred to as Tier 1 supports in a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) ...

Secondary intervention
Secondary interventions, commonly referred to as Tier 2 supports in a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) ...

Social-emotional learning
Social-emotional learning is the range of emotional, behavioral, and social effects produced by a program or ...

Trauma
A trauma or traumatic event is a frightening, dangerous, or violent event that poses a threat ...