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 secret to a successful Head Start program
Report identifies key practices that lead to academic success for Head Start grads
OPINION: Kindergarten is more than preparation for first grade, and we need to take it back
Setting a foundation for mastery and content in the early years
Early childhood programs are more segregated than K-12 schools
Home-based programs largely responsible for segregation, report finds
COLUMN: How you talk to your child might make them smarter
New research dissects the explanations that parents and teachers give young kids
OPINION: Cities find new ways to fill pre-K funding holes left by the federal government
Memphis, Pittsburgh and other cities provide examples of resources and strategies that address the diverse needs of children and families
It’s not about sex: Teaching young children where babies come from (and other stuff)
Comprehensive sexual health education, which covers friendship and families along with babies and bodies, is rare in America’s elementary schools even though experts say it’s critical
Why your toddler can’t learn from a screen
Even if an adult is interactive on a screen, toddlers can’t learn from them
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$5.5 billion will expand care for thousands of kids in California, but it may not be enough
As presidential candidates propose investment in child care and paid leave on a national scale, California’s success or failure could act as a bellwether.
OPINION: U.S. presidential candidates offer early-education plans, but can they deliver?
Weighing in on expanded access to affordable child care for families with young children
Kindergarten behavior predicts adult earning power
New research draws a direct link between kids’ attentiveness, aggression and friendliness in kindergarten and their adult income