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Does Better Recess Equal a Better School Day?

May 15, 2013 | Issue Brief

A safe and healthy recess has the potential to drive better student behavior, health, and learning, according to a new study from Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University.

Playworks: Supporting Play and Physical Activity in Low-Income Elementary Schools

January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

The study, led by Milbrey McLaughlin, Founding Director and Rebecca London, Senior Researcher, at the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University, examines the implementation of Playworks programs in eight Silicon Valley schools.

Playworks: Promoting Positive Youth Development in Low-Income Elementary Schools

January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

This brief is one in a series of final reports from the Study of Playworks Implementation in Eight Bay Area Schools. It examines the ways that Playworks promotes positive youth development and reports students’, teachers’, and principals’ views of t ...

Playworks: Supporting Positive School Climate in Low-Income Elementary Schools

January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

This brief is one in a series of final reports from the Study of Playworks Implementation in Eight Bay Area Schools. It examines the ways that Playworks supports positive school climate and reports students’, teachers’, and principals’ views of the ...

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