Early Education Priorities for 2017
New America’s Education Policy program has released an agenda with 10 important actions to help reform the country’s education system
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Teacher Perspectives on the Best Instructional Models for DLLs
What do teachers believe is the best instructional model for DLLs? A new study reveals that it depends on students' language skills.
Spotlight on Newburgh: How State Reform for English Learners is Taking Root in New York
In light of new state rules, local leaders in Newburgh City, New York are innovating to better serve multilingual learners.
Interview: Taking a Look at Pre-K Teachers’ Implicit Biases
Do early educators’ implicit biases impact their behavioral expectations and recommendations for suspension and expulsion?
What Does Head Start Look Like in Your State?
A New Report Reveals Just How Misleading National-Level Statistics Can Be
What “Transforming the Workforce” Says About Developing Children’s Social-Emotional Skills
Research provides a clear link between between young children's social-emotional skills and academic success
New Report Puts Spotlight on Early Elementary Years
How can state leaders ensure that early education gains persist over time?
Creating Equity by Teaching Equality
Prior to this 2016, very few public schools taught students about LGBTQ identities, civil rights, or LGBTQ contributions to U.S. history.
North Carolina Study: Early Education Gains Persist, Are Linked To Funding
Children who lived in counties that adequately funded early childhood programs made significant gains in reading and math
Diane Ravitch is Not Telling the Truth
Diane Ravitch's deliberate falsehoods.
Early Warning Systems, Not Just Labels, for English Language Learners
How can schools and districts ensure that their early warning systems go beyond just labels for their ELL students?
5 Questions about the Education Implications of the 2016 Elections
Here are some of our top questions—questions we hope reporters and education leaders will also be asking Trump and elected leaders.
Early Math Skills Crucial to Children’s Learning
But most classrooms and teachers underprepared to teach math well, according to Transforming the Workforce report
LEAP-ing from Legislation to Implementation for Minnesota’s Dual Language Learners
New paper explores the successes and challenges of Minnesota's recent DLL reforms.