Using Digital Recording Devices to Encourage Talk with Children
Recent efforts to reduce the “word gap” between affluent and low-income families have garnered headlines and big bucks.
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Federal Action Lags Behind Public Opinion on Early Ed
A new bipartisan poll reveals that Americans overwhelmingly support government investment in early education.
Storify: Moving Beyond Subprime Learning
Beyond Subprime Learning: Our Ideas for Accelerating Progress in Early Education
Our new report calls for policies that are aimed at improving the quality of interactions between teachers and children.
Accountability and the Birth through 12th Grade Continuum
Integrating early education into the greater K-12 system provides children with a more cohesive and coordinated educational experience.
Parent Voices: Doubts, then Excitement on Texts to Promote Literacy
How families got on board with Ounce of Prevention to promote their kids' literacy.
Q-and-A with Alexis Lauricella on Parenting Texts and Early Literacy
An interview with Northwestern University's Alexis Lauricella to learn about an initiative that texted parents to help build kids' literacy.
Teacher Input in the Quest for Personalized Learning
personalized learning is the object of much hope for those who see technology’s potential for improving education.
What the Department of Education Gets Wrong About School Counselors
Mental illness among youth is both quite prevalent and largely untreated.
Will New Teacher Equity Strategy Actually Spur Change?
It's well known that teachers are the most important in-school factor when it comes to promotion learning.
Could Text Messages to Parents Help Close the ‘Word Gap’?
Parent University uses texts to remind parents to interact with their young children to boost their language development.
The Supreme Court Kicks Out the Ladder Under Home Healthcare Workers. Who’s Next?
Staying out of poverty just got harder for thousands of American home healthcare workers.
Creating Environments for Early Learner Success
In order for children to fully benefit from pre-K, they must be enrolled in a program that provides an appropriate, enriching learning envir
Focusing on Latino Parents’ Strengths
It can be easy to focus on what students from these backgrounds lack, rather than what they bring to the table.