Contours of the Field: Dual Language Learners and Early Language Development
How do dual language learners acquire English? How do their native languages support that project?
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New Report from SRCD on What PreK-3rd Means for Instruction
The DREME Network explains the benefits of continuity of instruction and classroom management and offer ideas for how to achieve it.
What “Transforming the Workforce” Says About the Importance of Continuity
A seamless educational experience through third grade can help sustain the gains students make in pre-K and the early elementary grades
Teach Cybersecurity with Apprenticeship Instead
Cybersecurity apprenticeships can fix the industry's desperate labor shortages and make the case for expanding apprenticeship elsewhere.
From the Archives: Predatory Lending at Sallie Mae
Here's some helpful background for state attorneys general suing Sallie Mae for predatory lending
New Transparency Cracks Open ‘Black Box’ of Accreditation
Starting this week, the public can see information about institutions from accrediting agencies using common definitions of the actions.
If We Care About Early Learning, We Cannot Ignore Teacher Well-Being
This is more than a summer job or minimum wage job, and it is time for policymakers to treat it as such.
Out Today: The Affordability Conundrum
For such a common topic, defining affordability in higher education is surprisingly difficult.
What New York Gets Wrong About Free College
Asking students to repay their grants if life takes them out of state fails to live up to the promise of free.
Interview: Painting the ESSA Canvas with Educator Recruitment and Retention
Public Impact's Brian Hassel and Stephanie Dean Provide Their "Big Ideas" for States on Educator Recruitment & Retention in ESSA
Is New York’s Free College Plan Indentured Servitude?
Governor Cuomo's free college plan forces students to stay in New York or face more student debt: a modern day indentured servitude.
New York Isn’t the Only Free College Proposal with a Catch
While some states’ plans are well-designed, others could be difficult to implement, or even risk creating more problems than they solve.
A Well-Intended Bad Idea: Mayor Emanuel’s Plan for Chicago High Schools
Rahm Emanuel's plan for Chicago Public Schools could push a new generation of grads off track to graduation or into the arms of for-profits
How Do We Pay for It? Innovative Approaches to Financing Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship at scale requires resources all employers can use - and tax credits won't cut it. The UK's new plan may be a good reference.