School Greenspace, Reading Program Effectiveness (03-06-23)
Rahal, Wells, and Evan’s research confirms the value of locating schools in greenspaces. The investigators report that they “examined the [relationship between] school greenspace . . . and a standard literacy enrichment program . . . over a one-year period for a large sample of ethnic minority (95%) elementary school children . . . attending predominantly low-income schools . . . throughout the state of California. . . .