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Teacher Prep Review Paints Grim Picture, but with Possible Silver Lining
NCTQ’s inaugural 2013 Review was met with outcry and criticism from many teacher education programs.
Early Vocabulary Development and the Common Core
The early education community sometimes flirts too closely with that danger.
Why We Can’t Forget the Early Grades
More focus is sorely needed on improving children’s transition from pre-K into elementary school.
How Brilliant Are Promise Neighborhoods?
Are Promise Neighborhoods the best we can do in the context of a poorly-organized system?
Summer Learning: Literally Meeting Children Where They Are
Just because summer vacation usually means a break from class time, it does not also mean a break from learning.
Does Program Quality Matter for Head Start?
Apparently not all that much.
Building on Immigrants’ Strengths to Improve Their Children’s Early Education
The last few years have been particularly good ones for advocates of greater investments in early education access.
The Untold Story of School Finance Reforms in the United States
In an important study of PreK-12 public school finance, researchers tell the story of school finance reform in the US and its positive impac
Education Policy Is Health Policy: Full-Day Kindergarten Edition
The Task Force ultimately recommends all-day classes as an effective tool for promoting the health of low-income and minority students.