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.
The game that can spot preschoolers at risk for reading deficits
New screening app can identify struggling readers as early as preschool
You probably don’t have your preschooler thinking about math enough
Report finds many parents underestimate their preschooler’s math ability
What is it like to be a male teacher in early ed?
Only 3 percent of early ed teachers are male. Here’s how to change that.
Too few parents talk to their kids about race and identity, report finds
Ten percent of parents discuss race often with their children
How Cleveland revamped its preschool programs in just five years
Enrollment in high-quality preschool is up after dramatic community-led effort
A school district wades through a deluge of social-emotional curricula to find one that works
Concern about the quality of social-emotional programs is rising — but one Virginia school sees academic success by focusing on students’ emotional wellbeing
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Early childhood programs are more segregated than K-12 schools
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