Entries for 'The Efficacy Institute'

If at first you don't succeed... well, you know how the saying goes. But as Alina Tugend writes, "We grow up with a mixed message: making mi...

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Ever seen a team, in the last seconds of the game, encouraged to victory by a listless audience and a mumbling squad of cheerleaders? We don't think s...

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In 1999, Dr. Alison Adler, Chief of Safety and Learning Environment, brought Efficacy to Palm Beach County. Five years later the three initial "Effica...

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Every minute aspiring schools are moving from a history of failure to a future of success. What are they doing to get there? That's wha...

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  How does the U.S. rank internationally in education? The most recent results show that the U.S. ranks 12th of 24 countries in 4th-grade math...

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What does it mean to "look black" and "act white"? And how does this  relate to the persistent achievement gap between black students and their w...

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How young is too young to teach Efficacy to children? Dr. Melvin Chapman believes that, "If you are going to assist children at risk, you need to teac...

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