New Column: Quality Teaching Is Still the Key to Quality Early Education
In a column for The 74 Million, Conor Williams explains what it takes to move from political pre-K promises to high quality early education
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Federal English Learners Policy Changes: Lots of Talk, Little Policy Clarity
There's a lot of talk right now in Washington about English Learners. But it's not clear if there will be any policy clarity coming from it.
In Six States, Religious Child Care Centers Operate With Little to No Regulation
Child care providers in these six states have a financial incentive to claim the religious exemption from licensure.
Casting an Internet Lifeline to Low-income Americans
Opening Doors (and Accounts) at Tax Time
Michal Grinstein-Weiss and Jane Oliphant argue that filing taxes should be a time for opportunity and access, not anguish.
The Economics of Power
Increasing economic inequality is not just about changes in the workforce. K. Sabeel Rahman explains why it is also about a shift in the ba
The Wider Message of Robo ScarJo
Bad news for those who thought a creepy celebrity-look-alike robot wouldn’t have wide-ranging legal and ethical implications.
This Is Sweden Calling
Read what one Swede thinks of her country’s new number (international rates do not apply).
Warning: Respectability Politics May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Veronica Womack writes about a belief that might literally be making Black Americans sick.
Where Are the Girls?
And why, asks Jane Greenway Carr, aren’t more in positions of political and pecuniary power?
Federal Source Code Policy engages Open Source Community
Last month, the White House proposed a Federal Source Code Policy, and invited public comment via Github and traditional channels. Although
Launching ARPA-ED for Higher Ed
With the explosion of new education technologies on campuses, why hasn't the case for ARPA-ED for higher education been widely put forth?
Equal Access to Congressional Service Reports Act of 2016
Every day, Members of Congress and their staffs are forced to consider and make decisions on dozens of critical issues. In order to do that,
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Nationwide High-Quality, Universal Pre-K Could Significantly Reduce Achievement Gaps
Researchers found that high-quality universal pre-K would significantly narrow or virtually close achievement gaps in math and reading.