$9.2 million will be devoted to helping states create tests that measure the readiness of young children to take on the social and academic requirements of kindergarten. Read Full Post >
President Barack Obama took the opportunity during a forum with business leaders in Costa Rica to reiterate his views of early education as a wise investment. Read Full Post >
President Barack Obama's fiscal 2014 budget proposal includes programs for infants and young children. Read Full Post >
States have taken the lead in creating preschool programs, but they don't have enough money to enroll all children, according to the Center for American Progress. Read Full Post >
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has said that 122 programs in 35 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico must show that they are delivering high-quality programs. Read Full Post >
Decisions on which agencies will be awarded grants for Head Start are expected soon while members of Congress question the status of an overdue national evaluation of the program. Read Full Post >
Nonprofit plans to provide activities for 2,000 families in select states. Read Full Post >
The beloved icon of early childhood has been thrust into the middle of the rancorous campaign for president. Read Full Post >
The Republican presidential nominee says he would "not cut" federal education funding, but did not spell out exactly what that would mean. Read Full Post >
Five states that narrowly missed winning the first time around get a crack at splitting $133 million to improve their early-childhood systems. Read Full Post >
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