Federal Update: March 2024
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Latest Debate on Pre-K Ignores the Impact of High-Quality Curricula and Aligned PD
The field鈥檚 best bet is to implement evidence-based curricula that explicitly target specific learning domains
Establishing a Right to Early Education: Part One of a Four-Part Series
A four-part blog series that will focus on how states are using different strategies in an effort to establish a right to ECE
In California, Testing Four-year-old Dual Language Learners Causes Anxiety and Concern
Some four-year-olds in California are taking English proficiency exams meant for older kids. Proposed legislation urges alternative options.
Deeper Learning in Kindergarten
In the Great First Eight curriculum, children participate actively in project-based learning much of the day.
Young Children with Disabilities Deserve a Strong Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Workforce
Who makes up the workforce? What are current workforce challenges and what strategies exist to address such challenges?
Education Requirements for Early Educators: How D.C. Is Doing It
Supports include scholarships, pathways, funds for increased compensation and benefits, and recognizing the experiences of current educators
Families and Providers Can鈥檛 Wait for the Early Care and Education System They Deserve
While we keep pushing for an ideal ECE system, employer-sponsored benefits can help some families and providers stay afloat.
Making the Early Grades Matter
Learn about seven ways to improve kindergarten through grade 2.
Addressing Child Care Market Failures Through Microsites
A new partnership in D.C. could offer solutions to the infant and toddler care shortage and the enrollment challenges facing DCPS