Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy made headlines and history when it took 15 rounds of votes for his...
Virginia is for Childcare Solutions
Smart2Start = 1 Application for Almost 150 Providers
Virginia’s Roanoke Valley, anchored by its namesake city in Southwest Virginia, is a considerable distance from the economically booming area...
Everyone likes good news, so it’s no wonder that when Mississippi went from being ranked second-worst in 2013 for fourth grade reading scores to 21st in 2022, the media kept using the m-word. “Everybody keeps on calling this a miracle,” says Dr. Jill Dent, executive director, Early Childhood Education, Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). “But we have worked really hard, and we were very intentional.”
Where do you go for the top news in Early Learning at the state level? Check out “5 Questions for...
New Mexico, a state long used to landing at the bottom of national rankings for children’s well-being, just made a...
Free school meals were a godsend for Lynnea Hawkins long before the pandemic. Her son was living with his father...
Where do you go for the top news in Early Learning at the municipal level? Check out “5 Questions for the Mayor,” where we’ll explore the top Early Learning challenges and successes in cities across the nation. We’re thrilled to partner with the National League of Cities on this new series.
When Venicia Gray walked into her OB-GYN’s office in 2019, she asked a direct question: “What are my chances of...
A lead crisis plaguing Newark, N.J., is the latest large-scale threat posed by lead in water, a health hazard that’s...
One sentence can hold a lot of heartache. This one, for instance: Babies born to mothers on Medicaid died at...
When the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit this spring, Alabama’s First Class Pre-K turned on a dime to...
Meeting (and Teaching) Families in Unexpected Places Can Transform Cities
Grocery stores, bus stops, laundromats… what’s next?
School is a great place to learn, but it’s not the only place. No matter how excellent our teachers are, no matter how enriching the curricula, school accounts for only about 20 percent of children’s waking hours. That’s why a growing number of education pioneers are building out nontraditional sites for young minds to develop their language skills and to learn about their world.
