Fix poverty, and until then focus on comprehension

By Stephen Krashen - May 10, 2010

Dr. Stephen Krashen is a professor emeritus at the University of Southern California. He has written numerous books on his research into literacy and language acquisition. In recent years he has emerged as a persistent . . .

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Play Research Demonstrates Chicago Should Provide Recess in Every School

By Amy Lux - April 25, 2009

March 25, 2009
I was asked to do a presentation about recess at a conference for the Association for Childhood Education International, and came up with a bunch of new research on the importance of . . .

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Boys from O.A. Thorp playing after school in April 2009. Substance photo by George N. Schmidt.

Kids deserve a break

By Sam Schmidt - April 25, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009
[Editor's note: Sam read the following comments, which he composed, to the O. A. Thorp Local School Council at the March 2009 regular meeting. He is in the second grade.]
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Above, Sam Schmidt, who presented the case for recess to the O.A. Thorp Local School Council. Substance photo by Sharon Schmidt.

Research shows academic, physical and emotional benefits of recess

By Sharon Schmidt - April 25, 2009

Students, parents, and teachers know from personal experience that children need unstructured breaks in their day. Research also has proven the physical, emotional, academic, and social benefits of recess. For information, see any of the . . .

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Chicago school reform: Lessons for the Nation (A Report by PURE and Fair Test...)

By Monty Neill, EdD and Julie Woestehoff - December, 2007

[Editor’s Note: When the following report was originally published in January 2007, we noted it and recommended that readers go to the PURE website for the entire report, which is more than 30 pages long. . . .

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