LaDonna Atkins, professor in the Department of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Central Oklahoma, was recently selected to serve on the research committee for the newly established Oklahoma Clearinghouse for Early Childhood Success.
The clearinghouse, launched in December 2020, will establish new initiatives and promote practices to improve the overall well-being for children and their families in the state. Atkins' role on the research committee will include prioritizing outcomes and recommending research-informed practices to meet the needs of the Oklahoma early childhood system.
Atkins joined UCO in 1998 as a family life education adjunct instructor before being hired as a full-time faculty member in 1999.
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School bags: Lighten the burden
As a result of the ministry of education’s new policy, students will no longer have to lug heavy school bags on their backs
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School children carry heavy bagpacks (K Asif)
In educational circles, the weight of school bags has been a subject of debate for several years. Child counsellors, psychologists and educationists have often highlighted that heavy bags have negative consequences for the health and well-being of students. The NCERT (National Council of Education Research and Training), through several surveys and studies, found that carrying heavy bags was bad for students’ health and resulted in stunted growth, especially for those in pre-primary and primary classes.