News from U.S. News & World Report: Give them the skills they need to succeed. In debates about education, early childhood often comes across as K-12’s overlooked little sibling. With no guaranteed access for children and families, lower resource levels and lower quality standards for many programs, the early childhood field lacks many things that [...]
News from USA TODAY College: Teaching young children is a vital and rewarding part of their development, and given how important the subject is, it’s no surprise that early childhood education degrees are offered at many schools. While plenty of colleges can offer you teaching credentials, that doesn’t mean all schools are created equal. If [...]
News from St. Louis Public Radio: Early childhood programs have become a focus for those trying to improve the educational and social development of preschoolers. Finding what works has also been a key component in the attempts to lessen the achievement gap and other challenges some students in underserved communities experience later in life. PNC [...]
News from News & Observer: DURHAM — Children enrolled in North Carolina’s state-supported early education programs have a reduced chance of being placed in special education by third grade, Duke University researchers say. The findings suggest that state investment in quality early childhood programs can prevent costly special education later. The study is published Tuesday [...]
News from San Jose Mercury News: By Alex Johnson Special to the Mercury News “It’s the essential promise of America — that where you start should not and will not determine how far you can go.” That powerful message was shared by President Barack Obama last month at the White House Summit on Early Education. [...]
News from Magnoliareporter: Weekly column written for members of the Arkansas House of Representatives: Decades of research have shown that when parents are involved in their child’s education students have higher grades, better test scores, and higher graduation rates. Children also have better self-esteem, are more self-disciplined, and show higher aspirations and motivation toward school [...]
News from PBS NewsHour: U.S. President Barack Obama sits with students during a tour of a Pre-K classroom at Powell Elementary School prior to speaking on the Fiscal Year 2015 budget in Washington, D.C. in March 2014. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Declaring early childhood education “one of the best investments we can [...]
News from Stillwater News Press: Smart Start of Stillwater begins focusing on the importance of children’s education before they even get to the classroom. From the time children are born, Smart Start works to make sure they have all of their needs met. Director Sarah Manuel said it is important to begin a child’s education [...]
News from Kansas City Star: Patience in priming pre-kindergartners for learning is pretty much gone. It doesn’t matter that power saws were still buzzing on the other side of temporary plywood walls when Hickman Mills rushed its new child center into service last week. It doesn’t matter, with Kansas City pushing a citywide campaign, whether [...]
News from Disparities in child care and early childhood education – Center For American Progress: Issues » Religion and Values SOURCE: AP/ John Bazemore President Barack Obama speaks about early childhood education in Decatur, Georgia. By Emily Baxter, with Katie Hamm | April 17, 2014 Download the report: >>> Read the full article . Related [...]
