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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.

LeMya Vaughn completes an activity on her kindergarten readiness program, UPSTART.
Posted inElementary to High School

Thousands of parents are enrolling their children in online preschool

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader November 3, 2017March 30, 2020
principal training programs
Posted inElementary to High School

New research finds it hasn’t gotten easier for poor kids to catch up

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader October 31, 2017March 30, 2020
Posted inNews

Preschool’s hidden value may be in combating poverty

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay October 2, 2017March 30, 2020
Posted inElementary to High School

New research finds “Magic 8” preschool classroom practices

Avatar photo by Lillian Mongeau Hughes October 2, 2017March 30, 2020
Posted inElementary to High School

OPINION: The case for investing in high-quality early learning

Avatar photo by Lillian Lowery September 21, 2017March 30, 2020
isolation in school
Posted inAndre Perry, Columnists, Early Education, News, Race and Equity

Social isolation in schools erodes our sense of self and community

Avatar photo by Andre Perry September 19, 2017March 30, 2020
Soon-to-be-kindergarteners Makilah Traylor (l.) and Kimber Runkle color in zebra worksheets highlighting the letter Z.
Posted inElementary to High School

Cramming for Kindergarten

by Patrick Wall August 15, 2017March 30, 2020
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: We mustn’t make preschool less fun for the 4-year-olds who need more help

by Deborah Stipek August 10, 2017March 30, 2020
Posted inElementary to High School

TEACHER VOICE: A little more conversation? Language and communication skills that make all the difference for kindergarten

Avatar photo by Devin Walsh July 31, 2017December 7, 2021
Posted inElementary to High School

African-American boys who tell better stories as preschoolers may learn to read more quickly

Avatar photo by Lillian Mongeau Hughes July 17, 2017March 30, 2020

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