Early-Childhood Workforce
English Learners
For Illinois' Preschools, Bilingual Teachers Are In Short Supply
A new study finds that Illinois' groundbreaking bilingual preschool mandate suffers from a major shortage of properly trained early childhood teachers.
Professional Development
Improving Professional Development for Early-Childhood Workforce
The National Association for the Education of Young Children has published a new policy brief meant to help states better ensure the qualifications of "experts" who offer their professional development services to early-education programs.
Early Childhood
Finding Quality Child Care Requires Due Diligence
Child-care expert says parents must ask tough questions of providers
Assessment
Report: Improve Workforce Quality by Aligning Pre-k, Child Care
Researchers call for universal standards and professional development
Early Childhood
Mass. Teachers Unions Back Bill to Organize Early Educators
The Massachusetts Teachers Association and the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts are backing legislation to authorize creation of a statewide union for early-childhood educators, a report says.
Early Childhood
Training the Early Educators We Need: Q & A With Elanna Yalow
What does training look like now for early-educators, and how do administrators in the early ed world make human capital decisions?
Early Childhood
How to Stop the Learning Drop: Two Perspectives
A key question for early-childhood research and practice is how to prevent the dropoff in academic gains that studies show often happens when children transition from pre-K to kindergarten and the primary grades.
Early Childhood
R-E-$-P-E-C-T for Early-Childhood Educators
A new white paper outlines strategies to improve pay for child-care workers, who can play an important role in children's pre-K development.
Early Childhood
Male Preschool Teachers Face Skepticism But Earn Acceptance
An array of factors has combined to keep the numbers of men in child-care workforce low, from inadequate pay to a widespread belief that men are unsuitable for work with young children. But some experts on early childhood see signs that men are increasingly welcome in the field.