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As Schools Shrink, D.C.’s Public Pre-K Shows Lasting Enrollment Benefits

Conor Williams, whose three children went through the program, calls out the new research and other strengths, including allowing families to grow.

Whenever a new presidential administration arrives in D.C., it’s natural that they promise dramatic policy changes. It’s normal that the breadth and scope of these proposals can make it hard to sort forgettable noise from the serious signals of things that are actually likely to happen. Looks like we’re going to spend 2025 debating which bathrooms different kids should use when they need to relieve themselves and whether we really want to follow through on...

Head Start Chaos Is Harmful for Children, Parents and Educators

President Trump’s guidance to pause federal funding created uncertainty for many. As the crisis subsides, let’s remember who lost out amid the chaos.

On Monday afternoon, the Trump administration dropped a public policy bomb: the Office of Budget and Management (OMB) released a memo directing federal agencies to...

As Schools Shrink, D.C.’s Public Pre-K Shows Lasting Enrollment Benefits

Conor Williams, whose three children went through the program, calls out the new research and other strengths, including allowing families to grow.

Whenever a new presidential administration arrives in D.C., it’s natural that they promise dramatic policy changes. It’s normal that the breadth and scope of these proposals can make it hard to sort forgettable noise from the serious signals of things that are actually likely to happen. Looks like we’re going...

Head Start Chaos Is Harmful for Children, Parents and Educators

President Trump’s guidance to pause federal funding created uncertainty for many. As the crisis subsides, let’s remember who lost out amid the chaos.

On Monday afternoon, the Trump administration dropped a public policy bomb: the Office of Budget and Management (OMB) released a memo directing federal agencies to...

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