Early-Childhood Research
Education Funding
Report: States Increase Preschool Funding Again in 2014-15 Budgets
State funding for preschool has increased by 12 percent, or $672 million, since the 2013-2014 school year, according to a report by the Education Commission of the States.
Early Childhood
Study: N.C. Early Childhood Programs Led to Fewer Special Education Placements
The research studied the effects of Smart Start and More at Four, two programs aimed at improving the child care and preschool options for children who face social or economic challenges.
Early Childhood
Preschool Programs That Treat Trauma Lay Groundwork for School Success
Preschool programs focused on treating children who have suffered from trauma continue to spring up across the country with the aim of preparing the most fragile young learners for kindergarten and beyond.
Early Childhood
Study: Washington State Preschool Program Delivers Academic Advantage
A new study by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy showed clear test score gains in late elementary school for children who attended the state preschool program there.
Early Childhood
Quality Counts Report Surveys Early-Learning Landscape
The latest issue of Education Week's annual report includes articles and data on early-education research, technology, kindergarten readiness, and preschool expansion efforts, along with an Early Education Index offering state-by-state grades.
Early Childhood
Head Start Children Show Vocabulary Boosts When Compared to Home Care
Researchers reanalyzed data collected during the Head Start Impact Study to more closely compare children in Head Start and those who were cared for at home by a relative.
Early Childhood
Year in Review: Early Childhood and Other Research Interests From 2014
The most widely read research blogs of 2014 include focus on early childhood.
Early Childhood
Top-Read Blog Posts of 2014: Preschool, Head Start, and Research
Early Years readers were interested in a variety of different topics over the past year.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Study: Higher Birth Weight Correlates to Better School Performance
The research connected birth and school records to 1.6 million children born in Florida over a 10-year timespan.
College & Workforce Readiness
Feds Hope to Reconnect Dropouts Via 'Performance Partnership Pilots'
Federal agencies request proposals for partnerships to help disconnected youth.
Early Childhood
Full-Day Pre-K Boosts Readiness Skills More Than Half-Day, Study Finds
Children who attended a full-day program were also less likely to be chronically absent, says a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Early Childhood
Policy Report Urges 'Two-Generation' Approach to Ending Child Poverty
The Annie E. Casey Foundation says in a recent policy report that programs need to embrace the entire family in order to curb intergenerational poverty.
Early Childhood
Study: Unionizing Child-Care Providers Could Lead to Higher-Quality Care
Unionized child-care providers are more likely to seek state-regulated licenses, a proxy for program quality, according to a new study.
Early Childhood
Study: Signs of Future Math Difficulties Can be Spotted in Toddlers
Toddlers who have a low vocabulary compared to their peers or cognitive delays are at higher risk of struggling with math when they are 4 or 5, according to recent research.