New Report Puts Spotlight on Early Elementary Years
How can state leaders ensure that early education gains persist over time?
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There鈥檚 A Lot We Can Learn From Pre-K in Tennessee
You Can鈥檛 Have Professionals Without a Profession
Early childhood education isn’t yet a profession, note Laura Bornfreund and Stacie G. Goffin. But it can be.
Report Surveys States on Key Indicators of K-3 Quality
A new report from Education Commission of the States compares the 50 states on K-3 quality.
A Labor of Love (Not Money): How the Child Care Non-System Hurts its Own Workers
Early Care and Education Workers鈥 wages are so low that almost half of them are on public assistance.
New Report Finds Room for Improvement in Pre-K Teacher Prep
A new report finds that many pre-K teachers earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree arrive in the classroom poorly equipped to educate young children.
Good Teachers Are Important, But They Aren’t Enough
As former teacher and present policy writer Laura Bornfreund learned standing in front of her fourth grade class.
Out Today: Principals鈥 Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in PreK-3rd
Most models are geared towards building strong teachers, but until recently principals have been left out of the conversation.