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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.

Posted inEarly Education

How child-focused ballot measures fared this election

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader November 6, 2024November 7, 2024

Over the past few years, it’s become clear that states need more money to support kids. Pandemic-related aid is long gone, but effects from that era still linger, evident in persistent child care shortages and ongoing child behavioral and mental health concerns. Now, states are increasingly trying to generate new sources of money to support […]

Posted inEarly Education

2 out of 5 child care teachers make so little they need public assistance to support their families

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader October 30, 2024November 4, 2024
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Parents should not be freaked out when their kids want to pursue an arts education

by David Klein October 29, 2024October 31, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

Kids with obesity do worse in school. One reason may be teacher bias 

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza October 23, 2024October 25, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

In Norway, a kid can still be a kid

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader October 17, 2024October 17, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

Norway law decrees: Let childhood be childhood

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader October 15, 2024October 15, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

How the ‘opportunity gap’ impacts success in life

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader October 3, 2024October 2, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

These federal policies support Spanish-language child care

by Scout Hudson October 2, 2024October 1, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader September 26, 2024September 25, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

Reviving a successful math strategy for the early grades

Avatar photo by Ariel Gilreath September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

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