Federal Update: July 2024
The latest in federal early education news
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Q&A with LSX Fellow Andrea Goldin on Video Games, Sleep, and Kids
Goldin is an Argentina-based professor and researcher who has specialized in educational neuroscience for more than two decades
Establishing a Right to Early Education: Part Four of a Four-Part Series
Part Four: Moving Towards Universal Access
New America’s Webinar Focuses on Dually Identified Learners
Shedding light on students who are identified as both dual language learners and students with disabilities
In Iowa, Republican Support for ECE Gains Momentum
ECE advocates throughout the state are already thinking ahead to the next session that’s slated to begin in January
Establishing a Right to Early Education: Part Three of a Four-Part Series
New Mexico and California have both made recent progress in providing no-cost child care to more residents.
As Private Equity’s Role in Child Care Increases, Concerns Arise
Private equity firms now own 8 of the 11 largest U.S. child care chains by capacity
Long-Awaited Report Sheds Light on the Need for Better Pre-K Curricula
What’s indisputable is that the current state of pre-K curricula leaves a lot of room for improvement
Establishing a Right to Early Education: Part Two of a Four-Part Series
States, such as Florida and New Jersey, have used their constitutions to extend early education access to more children.
In Effort to Entice Child Care Staff, More States Follow Kentucky’s Lead
As subsidy eligibility for child care workers expands to more states, questions remain about its viability for family child care providers
Federal Update: March 2024
The latest in federal early education news
Establishing a Right to Early Education: Part One of a Four-Part Series
A four-part blog series that will focus on how states are using different strategies in an effort to establish a right to ECE
The President’s FY25 Budget Request: What’s in It for Education?
New America's education and labor team summarizes the education provisions in the president's FY25 budget request.
Q&A with Abby McCloskey About Bipartisan Approaches to Support Family Flourishing
The Collaborative convened an ideologically diverse group of experts to find common ground on policies to support family flourishing.