Saran Donahoo
Articles
Students with Disabilities: Making the Transition to College
The number of students with disabilities who participate in higher education has increased greatly during the last 20 years. In 1984, approximately 126,400 students with disabilities attended... [more]
Solid Foundation: Linking Schools and Families
Parent involvement is critical for both children and schools. Some of the benefits of parental involvement for children include higher reading scores, higher grades on homework, and improved... [more]
What Parents Should Know about Charter Schools
In recent years, many parents, educators, students, researchers, and observers have reached the same conclusion: Traditional schools do not work for all students. As a result, several educational... [more]
Is Your House Ready for Homework?
Getting ready for school means getting ready for homework-for parents as well as for children. Although there are many factors in a student's success in school, homework is one factor on which... [more]
School Placement for Fall
Every fall, children enter and return to school. In any given class, teachers are likely to encounter students with a wide range of academic skills and abilities. Schools employ a variety of... [more]
Should Teens Sleep In? New Choices in School Starting Times
For many adults, sleep is treated more as a luxury than a necessity. Having to negotiate between homework, part-time jobs, sports and extracurricular activities, and household chores gets many K-12... [more]
Single Parenting and Children's Academic Achievement
Although growing up in a single-parent family is frequently viewed as a risk factor for a child, single-parent families are now fairly common. Of children born since 1984, more than 60% will spend an... [more]
