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.
When doctors say ‘Read,’ new parents listen
A campaign to get parents talking, reading and singing to their infants and toddlers by sending the message through pediatricians is working, new report shows
COLUMN: The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade
Declining U.S. births and immigration might lead to school closures but could also mean more pre-K spots
OPINION: These governors favor a group that didn’t vote for them: small children
Democrats and Republicans who got a boost on early education policies
Child care available for only 23 percent of Mississippi’s infants and toddlers, report finds
There are more than four infants and toddlers in need of care for every one spot in a licensed center
Teachers are first responders to the opioid crisis
In some schools in McDowell County, W.Va., as many as 40 percent of kids don’t live with their parents
OPINION: Teachable moments from the Pittsburgh shooting
Change begins with discussions in school and at home
TEACHER VOICE: We need phonics, along with other supports, for reading
Finding ‘a middle way for the good of students’
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Few preschool apps are developmentally appropriate, report finds
Apps marketed as educational don’t teach the way preschoolers need to learn
COLUMN: Before assigning homework, ensure that students have a home
Fixing the achievement gap comes second to meeting kids’ basic needs
To boost preschool quality, Massachusetts invests in college degrees for teachers
State programs help early childhood educators earn bachelor’s degrees
