School Readiness
Early Childhood
Washington State Early-Ed. Bill Passes, Funding Debate Continues
A bill to expand early-learning opportunities gets approval from both the GOP-controlled Senate and the Democratically-controlled House, but the budget remains up in the air.
Early Childhood
N.M. Extends Extra-Days Program Aimed at Some Low-Income K-3 Students
A New Mexico program providing 25 extra days of class time for children in kindergarten through 3rd grade has brought excellent results, according to outside evaluators.
Early Childhood
Medicare Bill Contains Prize for Home-Visiting Advocates
Home visiting would see an infusion of $800 million over two years as a rider to Medicare legislation currently under consideration in Congress.
Early Childhood
Q&A
Adjectives, Social Cues, Screens and More: What Scientists Know About Baby Brains
We sat down with Sarah Roseberry Lytle, of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, who hosted a popular session on early cognitive development at SXSWedu last week.
Reading & Literacy
Boosting Early Literacy Skills Focus of New Rural Schools Collaborative
A new program is targeting 21 rural schools across the country to boost literacy instruction and improve early-literacy skills, especially among rural children from low-income households.
Families & the Community
New Report Highlights Home-Visiting Programs in 20 States
Two organizations that support home-visiting programs have released a report that takes a closer look at what federal funding has meant for states and needy families
Early Childhood
Virtual Preschool Becomes An Option, Experts Hesitate to Endorse
Now an option for parents of young children: a "virtual" preschool with digital learning materials, activity guides, learning analytics, and "homeroom teachers," all accessible online through your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
Early Childhood
Preschool Programs That Treat Trauma Lay Groundwork for School Success
Preschool programs focused on treating children who have suffered from trauma continue to spring up across the country with the aim of preparing the most fragile young learners for kindergarten and beyond.
Early Childhood
Quality Counts Report Surveys Early-Learning Landscape
The latest issue of Education Week's annual report includes articles and data on early-education research, technology, kindergarten readiness, and preschool expansion efforts, along with an Early Education Index offering state-by-state grades.
Early Childhood
Districts Play a Key Role in Building Quality Early Childhood Programs
School leaders can link community partners, as well as work within their own buildings to improve K-3 education, according to a recent article in The Kappan.
Student Well-Being
Study: Higher Birth Weight Correlates to Better School Performance
The research connected birth and school records to 1.6 million children born in Florida over a 10-year timespan.
Early Childhood
Georgia to Create New Kindergarten-Entry Assessment
Plans call for a new assessment, known as a "kindergarten-entry profile," to be introduced statewide in 2017.
Early Childhood
Full-Day Pre-K Boosts Readiness Skills More Than Half-Day, Study Finds
Children who attended a full-day program were also less likely to be chronically absent, says a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Early Childhood
Full-Day Kindergarten Offers Students Critical Advantage
Children in full-day kindergarten programs made much bigger leaps in early reading skills than their schoolmates attending traditional half-day programs, according to a new University of Virginia study.
