What We Pay Early Childhood Educators
The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at the University of California, Berkeley has released its Early Childhood…
Are Pre-K Teachers Paid Enough?
We’ve noted in an earlier post that there is support among preschool and K-3 teachers for unifying the system of…
Data-Sharing Leads to Improved Outreach to Preschool-Age Children
This case study from Minnesota shows how, when school administrators saw the kindergarten readiness gap between children who had attended…
Professional Development for Pre-K Teachers – Which Approaches Are Working?
Like all professionals, pre-k teachers benefit from continual professional development and training. A new report from the New America Foundation,…
Report Says Tennessee’s Pre-K Program Needs Consistent Monitoring and More Rigor
All parents look for a quality program when they send their children off to preschool. But in Tennessee, parents may…
What Schools Need to Know About the ‘Science of Adversity’
Yesterday we published the first half of our conversation with Dr. Pamela Cantor, President and CEO of Turnaround for Children on the…
A Deep Dive Into the ‘Science of Adversity’
As we consider the various challenges any nation faces, teaching our children – preparing them with the tools required to…
Survey Shows Teacher Support for a Unified System of Early Childhood Education
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has released the results of a survey of K-3 teachers…
Oregon’s Early Learning Hubs: A New Approach to Coordinating Pre-K with Kindergarten
As we mentioned in a previous post, we will profile some of the states that have coordinated their pre-K programs…
Feeding Brain Development: The Importance of Early Childhood Nutrition
Earlier this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement, Advocacy for Improving Nutrition in the First 1,000…