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Early Education

Providing children with the experiences they need to succeed in school before starting kindergarten is critical. But what should those experiences be? Who should pay for them? As parents, school leaders and policymakers struggle to answer these and other questions, we cover what’s working, and what’s not, in early education.

Little Angels Day Care in Mississippi. (Photo: Kim Palmer)
Posted inEarly Education, Elementary to High School, News

Does pre-K really help?

Avatar photo by Sarah Garland April 1, 2014March 30, 2020
Jennifer Calvert, director of the ABC Pre-School & Nursery Inc. in Aberdeen, Miss., helps a student build a pattern during a morning activity. (Photo: Jackie Mader)
Posted inEarly Education, Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

Mississippi finally funds statewide pre-K — but only for six percent of its youngest learners

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader March 23, 2014October 21, 2020
Posted inEarly Education, Elementary to High School, Immigration, Never Too Early, News

Their children’s first teachers: Latino parents targeted in early education efforts

Avatar photo by Sara Neufeld February 14, 2014March 30, 2020
Posted inEarly Education, Elementary to High School

Q&A: Publicly funded preschool ‘top priority’ for U.S. Department of Education

Avatar photo by Lillian Mongeau Hughes February 12, 2014March 30, 2020
Posted inEarly Education, Elementary to High School

NCLB co-author says he never anticipated federal law would force testing obsession

by Kathryn Baron January 31, 2014March 30, 2020
Posted inBlogs, Early Education, Elementary to High School, Mississippi, The South

Could New York’s pre-K plan pit politics and posturing above kids?

Avatar photo by Liz Willen January 22, 2014October 21, 2020
Posted inEarly Education, Elementary to High School, Never Too Early, News

The power of preschool done right

Avatar photo by Sara Neufeld November 23, 2013March 30, 2020
Posted inBlogs, Early Education, Elementary to High School

Report: Most third-graders behind in cognitive development

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader November 5, 2013March 30, 2020
Posted inEarly Education, Elementary to High School, News

Q&A: Documentary filmmakers aim to start a national conversation about early education

Avatar photo by Lillian Mongeau Hughes September 11, 2013March 30, 2020
Posted inEarly Education, Elementary to High School, News

After years of cuts, states investing in early education again

by Tim Post June 26, 2013March 30, 2020

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