Numerous studies show large differences between economically advantaged and disadvantaged parents in the quality and quantity of their engagement in young children's development. This "parenting gap" may account for a substantial portion of the gap in children's early cognitive skills. However, researchers know little about whether the…

This report examines the prevalence of selected accomplishments and difficulties in a national sample of 4,423 children from 3 to 5 years of age who had not yet started kindergarten. The data were collected as part of the 1993 National Household Education Survey (NHES). The report focused on 2,000 children who had turned 4 by the end of 1992 and…

This report presents information on student strategies to avoid harm at school, based on responses from 6,504 students in grades 6 through 12 surveyed by the 1993 National Household Education Survey (NHES). Half of the students surveyed indicated that they did not use any strategy to avoid trouble at school, whereas the other half reported using a…