Center for Child & Family Policy | Duke University

Amy B Schulting

Visiting Research Scholar

Amy Schulting is a visiting research scholar at the Center. She has worked in the field of education for over 20 years as a classroom teacher, teacher trainer, researcher and educational consultant.

Schulting’s research has focused on supporting the transition to kindergarten among high-risk students. She is collaborating with Macomb County ISD in Michigan to implement and evaluate teacher home-visiting as a kindergarten transition practice.

Schulting lives in Minnesota where she also consults with school districts and legislators on the implementation of early screening and evidence-based instruction for students with dyslexia.

Along with colleagues Philip Cook, Kenneth Dodge, and Elizabeth Gifford, Schulting recently completed The Early Truancy Prevention Project,, funded by a Development and Innovation Grant from the Institute of Education Sciences. The Early Truancy Prevention Project takes a multi-pronged approach, integrating universal teacher home visits, teacher-led interventions for chronically-absent students, and innovative technology to guide and document teacher intervention efforts.

Research Interests

• Transition to Kindergarten
• Truancy Prevention
• Early Childhood Education
• Education Policy

Research Projects:

• The Early Truancy Prevention Project

Research Interests:
Public Policy, Early Childhood, Education

Education:

• Ph.D. Duke University - 2010
• M.Ed. University of Virginia - 2002
• B.A. Northwestern University - 1995

Recent Publications

1. P.J. Cook, K.A. Dodge, E. Gifford & A.B. Schulting (March, 2015). Experiments in Early Truancy Prevention - The Early Truancy Prevention Program, Pilot Evaluation. Society for Research in Child Development, Paper Symposium.


2. A.B. Schulting (January, 2009). The Kindergarten Home Visit Project. Harvard University: Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE) Newsletter, 1(1).


3. A.B. Schulting (Spring, 2008). Promoting parent-school relationships during the transition to kindergarten. Harvard University, The Evaluation Exchange, XIV(1), 8.


4. A.B. Schulting, P.S. Malone & K.A. Dodge (April, 2007). Kindergarten transition practices: Are they meeting the needs of low-income, minority children?. Society for Research in Child Development, Poster Presentation.