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BOOK REVIEW: Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty

An Indictment of U.S. Policy and Clarion Call to Fix It

K.C. Compton·May 18, 2021·5 min read

Thanks to U.S. public policy going back decades, nearly 40 million people in this country live below the poverty line...

This Book Is Cool! Program Fights the Summer Slide and the COVID-19 Slump

K.C. Compton·September 3, 2020·8 min read

Most of us have heard of the “summer slide” in which children lose some of the lessons they’ve learned during...

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Synchronized Movement: The Story Behind a Prizewinning Video on Preschool Behavior

Mark Swartz·October 1, 2019·4 min read

Did you hear the one about the marine biologist who walked into a neuroscience lab? The University of Washington’s Institute...

Connecting Early Learning to Successful Grade School Experience

The Editors·October 2, 2018·1 min read

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...

For Children and the Climate, the Future Is Now

Diving into the Data with the Early Years Climate Action Task Force

Mark Swartz·November 21, 2022·4 min read

Human brains aren’t so good at planning ahead. Because we have a weird tendency to view our future selves as...

Five Takeaways from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Early Ed Summit

The Editors·March 5, 2020·2 min read

On February 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a summit for early education advocates and professionals, highlighting the work...

One Big Kindergarten

The Editors·April 17, 2018·1 min read

Kindergarten teachers at two public schools in the Bronx — P.S. 85 and Bronx Charter School for Excellence — are...

Oregon’s Early Learning Hubs: A New Approach to Coordinating Pre-K with Kindergarten

Paul Cohn·May 18, 2018·3 min read

As we mentioned in a previous post, we will profile some of the states that have coordinated their pre-K programs...

Home Grown Launches “Leading from Home” Initiative to Support Provider Leaders Nationwide

Natalie Renew·March 11, 2021·3 min read

This week, Home Grown launched a new initiative—Leading From Home—focused on identifying and supporting provider leaders across the country. The...

Reach Out and Read: Beyond the Book

Mark Swartz·January 25, 2021·4 min read

Over the organization’s 30 years, Reach Out and Read (ROR) has become known for giving out books in pediatricians’ offices,...