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New Report Offers Five Focus Areas for High-Quality Pre-K Programs
The Learning Policy Institute learns important lessons from four states with high-quality early childhood programs.
Putting Children First in Teacher Licensing
Teaching young children takes a different skill set, yet many states’ training programs are not preparing teachers.
New Brief: Exceptional Circumstances
In a new brief, Katie Parham explores issues surrounding early childhood special education.
It Takes an Ecosystem: The Role of Informal Spaces in Early STEM Learning
Integrating hands-on informal learning experiences with the formal school-day is emerging as a pathway for boosting achievement.
California Acts to Cultivate Bilingual Teaching Force
California has over 2.6 million students who speak a language other than English at home.
The edTPA: What We Do & Don’t Know
The edTPA is an increasingly required assessment for teacher candidates. But what do we currently know about the edTPA?
What Does “Transforming the Workforce” Say About Developing Young Children’s Language and Literacy Skills? Part 2
Teachers working with infants and toddlers need to be intentional about building language and literacy skills.
Toolkit Offers Ideas for Generating Local ECE Revenue
A new financing toolkit is making it easier for cities to generate local revenue to fund early education programs.
What Does “Transforming the Workforce” Say About Developing Young Children’s Language and Literacy Skills? Part 1
This is part one of a two-part post, focusing on teachers of children in pre-K through third grade.
Deepening Discussion of STEM for Early Learners, Part 2
In "Fostering STEM Trajectories," two huge hurdles appeared, public misunderstanding of STEM, and barriers placed on educators abilities.
The #StateofWomen in Early Childhood Education
Early child care workers make below the poverty line in 32 states and 97% are women.
Deepening Discussion of STEM for Young Learners, Part 1
This is part one of a two-part series that highlights and expands on topics from Fostering STEM Trajectories fourms on May 31- June 1, 2016.
What Does the Civil Rights Data Tell Us About Early Learners?
Since 1968 the U.S. Dept of Education Office of Civil Rights has been collecting and adding data points on equal education opportunities.