Offering David Brooks a Crash Course in Education Policy
It’s hard to imagine where Brooks gets the notion that early education has received disproportionately great attention.
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The History of the United States’ Nearly-Universal Child Care Program
Between 1943 and 1946, the United States ran a child care system designed to increase maternal employment as part of the war effort.
Subprime Learning: Our Report on Early Education since the Great Recession
Five years ago today, President Barack Obama took his first oath of office and the Great Recession was at its height.
A San Antonio Neighborhood Works to Turn Schools Around on the Axis of Kindergarten Readiness
This guest post was written by Paul Nyhan, a journalist and early education expert.
Head Start Data Are Totally Interesting, We Swear
To call Head Start a “single” program is a bit misleading, as 1,765 programs provided Head Start services in the 2011-2012 year.
Helping Pre-K’s Practice Match Its Promise in New York
When it comes to momentum, 2014 proposals to expand access to high-quality pre-K are picking up right where things left off last year.
Disappointing Trends—and a Potential Divergence—in States’ Teacher Evaluation Findings
The first in a series of posts examining states’ initial forays into implementing new PreK-12 teacher evaluation systems.
Is There Room in the Pre-K Political Coalition For Critiques of the Pre-K Research Consensus?
Early childhood programs are compatible with conservative priorities.
Ten PreK-12 Debates to Expect in 2014
Over the next year be prepared for these battles in education policy.
How Pre-K Investments Can Support Working Families
Aren’t we supposed to be reconsidering the notion that social policy can effectively do anything?
Six New Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge Winners
All prioritize building a strong continuum of learning beginning at birth and extending up through the third grade of elementary school.
The Top Ten PreK-12 Stories of 2013
Throughout 2013, the PreK-12 education team brought you regular news and analysis of the goings-on in schools around the country and DC.
Looking Back on 2013: Early Education Policy in the States
For most every American policy debate, this is the very worst of times.
A Case Study in Misalignment: Dual Language Learners and Teacher Evaluations in Chicago
Fully immersing DLLs in English before they are developmentally ready can undermine their broader linguistic development.