Study shows impact of school closures on preschool children during COVID-19

Cortez Deacetis

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research shows that historically, large-scale events such as World War II, the Great Depression, the 2008 recession and the SARS and N1H1 epidemics have impacted children’s developmental trajectories with long-lasting effects. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic created global school closures and severe disruption to education systems. […]

Does pre-schooling contribute to equity in education? Participation in universal pre-school and fourth-grade academic achievement

Cortez Deacetis

Agirdag, O, Vanlaar, G (2018) Does more exposure to the language of instruction lead to higher academic achievement? A cross-national examination. International Journal of Bilingualism 22(1): 123–137. Google Scholar | SAGE Journals | ISI Agirdag, O, Van Avermaet, P, Van Houtte, M (2013) School segregation and math achievement: A mixed-method […]