The report, “Transforming the Early Childhood Workforce: A Call to Action for the State of Illinois,” outlines several guiding principles for transforming the state’s childhood workforce.
As the discussion of the role for state governments and policymakers in early childhood education — and for an early learning teachers — continues, the State of Illinois released a new report: “A Call to Action for the State of Illinois.”
Connecting early childhood education to a successful elementary school experience means focusing on more than just the transition. It also requires “alignment.” What’s that? Read on…
“No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education… The film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country.”
Synovia Moss is a superstar change agent in Milwaukee, WI, who is galvanizing people from all neighborhoods, and across business and nonprofit sectors, to put children first. Read more to learn what’s happening in Milwaukee, a vibrant city on a great lake that doesn’t want to lose another generation.
Dawn Bruce, a prekindergarten teacher in Detroit’s main district, recently spoke with Chalkbeat about how she assesses and works to…
This case study from Minnesota shows how, when school administrators saw the kindergarten readiness gap between children who had attended…
In the years since Indiana first launched its need-based prekindergarten grants in 2015, many families have said they were interested…
A 2½-year-old boy named Ben was ankle-deep in a Jefferson County creek when suddenly he lost his footing and plopped…
Pre-K teacher Daren Chamberlain and the team at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School know how important a high-quality pre-K experience is…