teraction (probably the principal mechanism)(48-52, 387) and 2. by direct interaction with the
proteinase thrombin (53-55)-provides an example of how proteinase action may be …

Academic achievement gaps between high-and low-income students born in the 1990s
were much larger than between cohorts born two decades earlier. Racial/ethnic …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

Extensive research has conclusively demonstrated that children's social class is one of the
most significant predictors--if not the single most significant predictor--of their educational …

Children's skill levels in language, mathematics, literacy, self-regulation, and social–
emotional adjustment at kindergarten entry are believed to play an important role in …

This study compares the early life experiences of kindergarteners in 1998 and 2010 using
two nationally representative data sets. We find that (a) young children in the later period are …

Children who enter kindergarten healthy and ready to learn are more likely to succeed
academically. Children at the highest risk for not being ready for school live in poverty and/or …

The present study examines whether teacher-rated self-regulation skills exhibited within the
classroom context and directly assessed individual executive function abilities at …

Despite extensive evidence on variation in teacher value-added, we have a limited
understanding of why some teachers are more effective in promoting human capital than …

Early care and education for many children in the United States is in crisis. The period
between birth and kindergarten is a critical time for child development, and socioeconomic …