Early Childhood

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What Early-Childhood Accountability Can Learn From K-12's Mistakes

Education needs to stop going around in circles, writes Stanford’s Thomas S. Dee. (August 26, 2019)

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Quality Counts 2015: Preparing to Launch
Quality Counts is Education Week's annual report on state-level efforts to improve public education. This 19th edition of the report delves into early-childhood education.

Spotlight on Early-Childhood Education

In this Spotlight, learn how schools are using kindergarten assessments to shape instruction, targeting early educators for professional development in math, and developing elementary students into global citizens.

INFOGRAPHICS

Map: Kindergarten Participation
Three-fourths of the nation's kindergartners attend full-day programs. Click the map to find enrollment numbers for your state.

Data: Kindergartners Enter More Ready in Math and Literacy, Researchers Say
Kindergarten students in 2010 started school with more math and literacy skills than kindergartners did just 12 years earlier. What changed in that time?

Quiz

Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Social and Emotional Learning?
Do educators view teaching SEL as part of their jobs, what are the biggest challenges in supporting students' social and emotional development, and are schools measuring students' social-emotional skills?

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Commentary
Principals Aren't Ready for Public Pre-K
Early education in public schools is growing in popularity, but principals require more training to better serve their youngest students, writes Suzanne Bouffard.
February 14, 2018 – Education Week
Nation's Schools Stuck in 'Average' Range on Annual Report Card
The C grade on this year's Quality Counts report continues years of flat performance as states begin to grapple with the challenges and opportunities under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
January 17, 2018 – Quality Counts
Five Common Traits of the Top School Systems
What lessons can states that perform well on Quality Counts annual rankings offer other states looking to move the needle?
January 17, 2018 – Quality Counts
Five Hurdles That Keep School Systems From Improving
Chronically low-performing states must work to overcome structural disadvantages and longstanding challenges that many of them share.
January 17, 2018 – Quality Counts
At Halfway Mark, Congress Faces Pile of Education Issues
Education Department funding, the prospects for a school choice initiative, and the federal regulatory footprint all could be in play in 2018.
January 17, 2018 – Education Week
New Analyses Boost Claims of Lasting Benefits From Pre-K
A pair of recent studies reinforce the value of high-quality preschool, suggesting that future research may pivot toward just why such programs are effective.
November 29, 2017 – Education Week
Kindergarten Assessments Begin to Shape Instruction
Schools are looking for ways they can use the kindergarten entry tools to tailor classroom practices with children's academic, social, and physical development needs in mind.
October 11, 2017 – Education Week
Budget Tangles Ensnare Key Early-Childhood Programs
Congress let the popular Children's Health Insurance Program and a home-visiting program expire at the end of the fiscal year and faces bipartisan pressure to fund them.
October 11, 2017 – Education Week
Commentary
Want to Beat the Stock Market? Bet on Early-Childhood Education
The return on investment for early ed. makes a powerful argument for expanding preschool programs, writes Arthur J. Reynolds.
September 20, 2017 – Education Week
Delaying Child's Starting Age for School a Tough Call for Parents
New research suggesting that older kindergartners have an edge over their younger classmates complicates an already difficult decision.
August 30, 2017 – Education Week

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