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June 11, 2013 - Education Week
 Quality Rating and Improvement Systems are seen as a prod to professionalize the preschool field while providing information for parents on program quality.

May 21, 2013 - Education Week
 Twenty states now use student performance in the early grades to assess teachers, however, a new study reveals that current evaluation systems don't provide an accurate picture of what's happening in the classroom.

May 21, 2013 - Education Week
 When Head Start programs used a broad curriculum that emphasizes both academics and social awareness over academics alone, pupils outperformed their fellow Head Start alumni in kindergarten, a new study finds.

May 7, 2013 - Education Week
 The practice of delaying kindergarten entry to give a child more time to mature may be less prevalent than is commonly believed, according to a study published last month.

April 23, 2013 - Education Week
 Buoyed by a local tax, the Texas city aims to open an unusual and ambitious public preschool program in August.

April 23, 2013 - Education Week
 Tough work continues in assuring everyone is on board in a Texas city with 15 independent school districts.

March 27, 2002 - Education Week
 Gigi Dobosenski is a first-year teacher at Minnesota New Country School. She's also a curriculum developer, a staff recruiter, a performance evaluator, a school spokeswoman, and a maintenance worker.

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