Where is innovation happening on early learning investments?
At the local level! Municipalities and counties across the United States are recognizing the importance of early learning for the well being of their children and the economy. They also recognize that…
Interest in chronic absence as an indicator of school quality and student success has exploded across the country in recent months. Two-thirds of states included chronic absence as a metric in their recently-submitted Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans. North…
The Friday Institute at NC State University is offering a MOOC-ED, Teaching Foundational Reading Skills MOOC-Ed, to help participants more effectively prepare students in grades K–3 with the skills they need to become successful readers.The MOOC-Ed is organized around the…
States have submitted their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans to the federal Department of Education, and according to an analysis by Child Trends, North Carolina is one of only nine states to include only academic indicators in their proposed…
Early childhood is the fastest period of brain development in human life, and family economic security during these critical brain-building years is essential to ensure healthy development. Children whose families are struggling to make ends meet are less likely than…
At this year’s North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children (NCaeyc) annual conference, early educators raised their voices to help state legislators understand what supports they and the families they work with need to best support young children’s…
Let’s face it, it’s confusing. The names sound similar, they are led by the same organization, and many people just don’t get the distinctions between the two. We hope to eliminate that confusion with our new FAQ! If…
A recent report by the National Women’s Law Center tracked states’ progress in implementing the 2014 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) reauthorization by looking at state policies and policy changes in a few key areas. National advocates are…
Children under age four are at the highest risk for being undercounted in the Census. The Census Bureau estimates that over 25,000 young children in North Carolina were not counted in the 2010 census—the 8th highest amount in the country.…
Is there agreement on the benefits of high quality prekindergarten? What’s the current state of scientific knowledge on the effects of prekindergarten? What does the research show are the outcomes for NC Pre-K? How does pre-k fit into the birth-through-age-eight…