Language literacy in kindergarten important for success in learning English

EurekAlert! - Oregon State University "English learners are more likely [...]

October 25th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, English, Kindergarten, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kindergarten students get an introduction to engineering

The Washington Post - Michael Alison Chandler "The challenge for [...]

October 25th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Engineering, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Early education popular with voters, but what about candidates?

The Hechinger Report - Lillian Mongeau "Presidential candidates hoping to [...]

October 24th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Politics, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Ten Reasons Why Early Childhood Education Pays Off

Bloomberg - Peter Coy "Brain science and economics show that [...]

October 22nd, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Early Education, Education, Low Income|Tags: Education, School|

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Early childhood education: Worth all the investment

The Columbia Daily Herald - Chaz Molder "Over the last [...]

October 18th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Preschool, Teacher, Tennessee, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Most U.S. 4-year-olds attend preschool, rates similar for whites, blacks, children of immigrants

Oregon Live - Betsy Hammond "The share of families who [...]

October 17th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Latino, Learning, Minority, News, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pre-K researchers can’t get past the third grade

The Hechinger Report - James Heckman "Disadvantaged children who receive [...]

October 17th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Preschool, Teacher, Tennessee, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Boys trail girls in literacy and numeracy when starting school

The Guardian - Sally Weale "Boys starting school are being [...]

October 13th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boys, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Gender, Girls, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Literacy, literature, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A revolution in early childhood development

UNICEF - Anthony Lake "I used to think that early [...]

October 9th, 2015|Categories: Cognitive Development, Early Education, Education, Global, Goals, Health, Nutrition, Sustainable Development, UNICEF|Tags: Education, School|

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We Need Engineering Heroes

The Huffington Post - Ioannis Miaoulis "While there has been [...]

October 7th, 2015|Categories: Early Education, Education, Engineering, Innovation, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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