Early Years
Staff writer Christina A. Samuels and Contributing Writer Marva Hinton provided insight, news, and analysis on early-childhood education. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: early childhood.
Early Childhood
Fewer Pictures in Storybooks Help Students Learn New Words, Study Finds
Researchers found that children are also helped if readers guide their attention to illustrations and point out features that children may not know the words for.
Early Childhood
Games Can Help Preschoolers Learn Math Concepts, Study Finds
Researchers exposed preschoolers living in poverty in India to games designed to teach them math concepts related to numbers and geometry, and the students made learning gains.
Early Childhood
Oral Storytelling Helps Black Boys, Girls at Different Stages, Study Finds
A new study finds that strong oral storytelling skills in preschool help both African-American girls and boys with reading, but at different times in their elementary school careers.
Early Childhood
California's Transitional Kindergarten Program Shows Academic Gains
A study by the American Institutes for Research has found that students who enroll in California's transitional kindergarten program are better prepared for kindergarten than other children.
Early Childhood
Revisiting the Benefits of a High-Quality Birth-to-Five Program
Nobel laureate James J. Heckman and a team of researchers has released an updated report on the benefits of a 1970s-era birth-to-five early learning program.
Early Childhood
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Makes Business Case for High-Quality Child Care
A new report stresses that improving child care helps current workers be more productive and helps future workers by giving them a solid foundation.
Early Childhood
Researchers to Probe Effect of Seattle's Minimum Wage Hike on Child-Care Workers
Seattle plans to boost its minimum wage to $15 by 2021. Will child-care programs be able to absorb the increased labor costs?
Early Childhood
Shedding Light on the 'Leadership Gap' in Early-Childhood Programs
A new website developed by the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership examines the varied qualifications for early-childhood program leaders in different states and in different settings.
Early Childhood
New Hampshire Gambles on Big Payout for Full-Day Kindergarten
The Granite State has legalized Keno gambling and plans to tax the machines to partially fund full-day kindergarten for the state's 5-year-olds.
English Learners
New National Poll Finds Bipartisan Support for Early-Childhood Education
The First Five Years Fund's poll found support from Democrats, independents and Republicans on making early-childhood education more affordable and increasing funding for programs such as Head Start.
Early Childhood
Which Countries Spend the Most on Early-Childhood Education?
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's new report finds that countries around the world are increasing their investment in early-childhood education and care.
Early Childhood
Four States Receive Grants to Improve Early-Childhood Workforce Conditions
The head of the National Association of State Boards of Education hopes that these grants will lead to more knowledge about ways to improve working conditions for early-childhood educators.
Early Childhood
What Are Common Traits Shared by High-Quality Preschool Providers?
The Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, or ConnCAN, has profiled five successful early childhood education programs in other states for ideas to help programs in Connecticut.
Early Childhood
Preschool Social-Emotional Learning is Focus of New Practice Guide
A new issue brief highlights what works when it comes to successfully teaching social-emotional skills in preschool.