New Column: Word Gaps and Education Reform
Conor Williams discusses how education reformers should think about the early word gap and early literacy.
PreK–12 Education
What Candidates Should be Talking about in 2016: Six Ideas from ¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Americans should know where candidates stand on the following six issues before they cast their votes.
How Do You Find a Great Educational App?
¹ú²úÊÓƵ and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center are strong advocates for an industry-wide app standards on educational technology apps.
New Title III Grants Signal Shifting Federal Priorities for ELL Educators
The 2016 National Professional Development (NPD) grant competition for ELL educators is live.
Third Grade Reading Laws: A Look at the Leading States
Research suggests that students who do not achieve proficiency by the end of third grade are less likely to graduate from high school.
The FY 2016 Spending Bill Brings Some Holiday Cheer for Early Education
Early Wednesday morning, the House and Senate appropriations committees released their FY 2016 omnibus funding bill.
Federal Share in K-12 Spending Remains Low, But Varies Widely
The federal share of K-12 spending hovers around 10 percent, but wide discrepancies emerge due to formula quirks.
Interview: New Research Links Dual Immersion to Reading Score Gains
Dr. Robert Slater explains how his new study highlights the academic benefit of dual immersion for all students, including DLL’s.
New Column: Education Ideas and Education Implementation
Conor Williams writes for The 74 Million about the promise of a new book on improving education policy implementation.
Should State Funding Formulas Include Pre-K?
Elliot Regenstein from the Ounce of Prevention Fund explains why pre-K should be funded separately from K-12 education.