Nurturing Students' Climb to Success
Why Engagement and Motivation Matter
October 18, 2017
How students feel about school has high-stakes implications for the rest of their lives. The hallmarks of a disengaged student are well-known—poor attendance, low achievement, and too often, giving up on school completely.
But cultivating the conditions and nurturing the relationships that allow all students to thrive in school require hard and deliberate work. In this report, Education Week takes an expansive look at student engagement and motivation and a range of strategies schools, educators, advocates, and parents are using to help students get—and stay—vested in their learning. In the resulting stories, it's clear that relationships are the linchpin.
- Equity & Diversity For English-Learners, a Positive Side to Peer PressureSeeing peers with similar backgrounds succeed helps ELLs stay connected and motivated, educators and researchers say.
Student Well-Being Expert Advice on Schools Is a New Kind of Employee PerkA nonprofit works with employers to provide lower-income parents with advice and support for their children's education.
College & Workforce Readiness A District That Ditched In-School SuspensionsIn Cleveland, educators try to keep disruptive students in class and connected to learning. But out-of-school suspension rates remain high.
Every Student Succeeds Act Schools Mount Fight Against Chronic AbsenteeismPressure to cut the rates of student absences will ramp up as most states use attendance in some form in new accountability plans.Student Well-Being Educating and Motivating StudentsIn this report, Education Week takes an expansive look at student engagement and motivation and a range of strategies schools, educators, advocates, and parents are using to help students get—and stay—vested in their learning.
School & District Management Small 'Nudges' Can Push Students in the Right Direction"Nudges" are low-cost interventions meant to influence behavior by changing how or when choices are offered. Research is showing that when used with students, nudges can get positive results.
Student Well-Being To Fill a 'Mentoring Gap,' Schools Get CreativeMentors can be powerful sources of support for students, but it's not easy to recruit and retain volunteers for the long haul.
