Our detailed research studies, spanning months to years, with school districts including Kansas City Schools, Washington D.C. Schools, New York City PublicSchools, Los Angeles Unified School District and Arkansas Schools have shown that districts using Connect with Kids programs experienced:

• Decrease physical and verbal aggressive behaviors among students
• Decrease likelihood of students using drugs and alcohol
• Increase positive social and emotional behaviors among students
• Improved communication among students, teachers and parents

These results have led to Connect with Kids being recognized as an “Effective Producer of Programs” by the U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse (IES-WWC), a trusted source of scientific evidence on educational programs. Additionally, we are listed on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Registry of Evidence- Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and the New York Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). We have also been awarded a multimillion-dollar Education and Innovation Research (EIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education in 2022, specifically aimed at expanding social and emotional wellness and inclusion post-Covid.

CWK develops all classroom materials with these accepted program standards:

• Allow students to gain, evaluate and present complex information, ideas and evidence through listening and speaking
• Encourage academic discussion in one-on-one, small-group and whole-class settings, in which students collaborate, build understanding and solve problems
• Provide opportunities for students to grow vocabularies through a mix of conversation, direct instruction and reading
• Integrate technology and media in school and life for 21st-century learning
• Provide evidence-based materials that accelerate students toward career and college readiness, demonstrating usability and efficacy with a full range of students