Best Research Yet on the Effects of Full-Day Kindergarten
The first-of-its-kind randomized trial of full-day kindergarten shows sizable learning advantages for full-day students.
PreK–12 Education
Are New Proposed Teacher Preparation Regulations Likely to Boost Program Quality?
The proposed regulations put forth requirements for how states & institutions of higher education report on quality of teacher prep programs
Putting Learning on the Map: Visualizing Opportunity in 21st Century Communities
This paper makes the case for leveraging new mapping tools to spark fresh conversations and spur collaborative action.
Financing Dual Language Learning: The Road Ahead
According to Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), reauthorizing No Child Left Behind is his top priority.
New Column: Immigration Reform, Dual Language Learners, and GDP
What if we thought of young immigrants as investment-worthy resources?
Podcast on Ferguson, Education Policy, and Pre-K
Conor Williams goes on the Education Gadfly podcast to talk Ferguson, ed reform, pre-K and more.
An Unlikely Ally: How ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Is Promoting Early Literacy
Through adult TV dramas and Univision broadcasts, Too Small to Fail experiments with unconventional methods for spreading messages of early
Financing Dual Language Learning: The Data Matter
Lawmakers don't specify which source of data the Department of Education should use to calculate states' Title III funding for dual language
New Report: Supporting and Assessing Key Habits, Mindsets, and Skills in PreK-12
What skills, habits and mindsets are necessary for students to excel from Pre-K to career?
Open Education Resources: Bursting the $8 Billion Bubble
While tremendously valuable, OER is often lost in the larger education conversation.
What’s the Secret Sauce for an Effective Head Start Program?
A recent report uncovers specific factors that might explain many of the disparities between Head Start programs across the country.
Financing Dual Language Learning: Here’s How it Works
The federal government, although it pitches in only $723 million, has taken on a growing role in educating DLLs through Title III.
Raising the Cap: F.C.C. to Increase Broadband Funding in Schools
While the two may have clashed last week, President Obama and FCC Chairman Wheeler found common ground on E-rate reform.
Worthy Work, Still Unlivable Wages
What’s changed? When it comes to earnings for child care teachers, there has been little improvement.