This study sought to systematically review the full body of research on test anxiety in primary
(elementary) school children aged 5–12 years. A comprehensive electronic and manual …

Abstract Nearly 1,000 officer-involved killings occur each year in the United States. This
article documents the large, racially disparate effects of these events on the educational and …

This publication is the new edition of EDC's popular 2011 guide by the same name,
completely revised to include lessons learned over the last decade, including the massive …

This new edition of Unequal By Design: High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of
Inequality critically examines the deep and enduring problems within systems of education …

To be ready to learn, children need to be focused, engaged, and able to bounce back from
setbacks. However, many children come to school with heightened or diminished …

Education reforms that entail increased emphasis on high-stakes testing, assessment and
grading have spread across education systems in recent decades. Critics have argued that …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Increasing suicide rates and emergency department
(ED) mental health visits reflect deteriorating mental health among American youth. This …

When COVID-19 reached Sweden, upper-secondary students (ages 17–19) transitioned to
remote instruction, while lower-secondary schools (ages 14–16) remained open. We use …

In this study, we ask if high-stakes testing affects school-related stress among students and if
there are gender differences in these effects. Students' results on high-stakes tests can have …

I show that serious, yet common, parental health events in childhood have immediate and
lasting effects on mental health and educational outcomes for children. Following a parental …