Education Week: Early Childhood

New Law Mandates Reading Assessments

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

A sweeping overhaul of Colorado's literacy guidelines will revamp literacy teaching in the early grades.

English-Language Learners

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Children with parents who speak little to no English reap important benefits by participating in one year of center-based care before starting kindergarten.

Universities Generate Ideas, Support for K-12 Startup Companies

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

As technology brings venture capital and startup culture into K-12 education, ideas hatched in academia are making their way into the marketplace.

Connecticut Education Overhaul Is Approved

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Connecticut legislators have approved major changes to the state's public education system.

Preschool

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Prekindergarten participation in West Virginia has more than doubled since the state started a voluntary preschool program in 2002.

Scholars Say Pupils Gain Social Skills in Coed Classes

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Studies suggest that coeducational classrooms are an ideal setting to dispel gender biases and teach boys and girls to get along.

Blogs of the Week

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

La. Law Will Require 'Seamless' Pre-K

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

Gov. Jindal last week signed legislation that requires the state education board to create an early-childhood-education-and-care network.

Competition Begins for Head Start Grants

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has opened the first phase of a Head Start competition that will require some large urban agencies and other longtime providers to vie for funding for the first time.

Recess Length

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

The amount of time kindergartners spend at recess varies, but that variation doesn't seem to affect their reading achievement.

Study Points to Drop in Per-Pupil Spending for Pre-K

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

Researchers say funding for state preschool programs has not kept up with the growth in enrollments.

Training of Out-of-School Staff Debated

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

The out-of-school field is trying to identify the training instructors need to be effective yet not just like classroom teachers.

Chronic Absenteeism

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

Prekindergartners and kindergartners who are chronically absent are more likely to continue to miss school in later grades and be held back by grade 3.

Nation's Cities Pledge to Target Early Reading

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

More than 120 cities, towns, and counties have pledged to improve literacy among their youngest residents as part of a national initiative.

Head Start Providers Stand to Lose Funding

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

Head Start operators are worried that new federal rules for the program could drive some good providers out of business.