Private Investors Loan Millions to Utah Preschool Initiative
Goldman Sachs and J.B. Pritzker loan $7 million in a so-called social impact bond to the United Way of Utah to expand preschool for the poor. Read Full Post >
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June 13, 2013
June 06, 2013
Universal Pre-K Grows Child-Care Market
Demand for early-childhood programs grew substantially following the implementation of universal pre-K programs in Georgia and Oklahoma. Read Full Post >
June 05, 2013
Preschool Teachers Earn Up to $9K in Retention Bonsues in California Schools
Preschool director Dorothy Stewart offers pre-K teachers in the Old Firehouse Schools up to $9,000 in retention bonuses if they stay for four years. Read Full Post >
May 20, 2013
Maine Lawmakers Tinkering With Plan to Offer Universal Preschool
Maine would become the seventh state in the union to offer voluntary, universal preschool. Read Full Post >
May 08, 2013
TFA Finds Climate Ripe to Train More Pre-K Teachers
As Teach for America celebrates training 800 preschool educators, the organization finds conditions ripe to expand its efforts. Read Full Post >
April 11, 2013
Ramping Up Early-Childhood Programs Should Be Done With Care
Ensuring teacher quality while ramping up early childhood education is key, RAND researcher says. Read Full Post >
April 10, 2013
Play Leads Teachers to Unlock New Ideas About Reform
New ideas for school reform can be unlocked by educators during their playtime, a new book states. Read Full Post >
April 03, 2013
Ethnic Books a Blind Spot for Some Pre-K Teachers
A study of Tennessee pre-K teachers showed them hard-pressed to name stories with ethnic minorities in them, a Missouri professor writes. Read Full Post >
April 02, 2013
NAEYC Offers Guide for Social Media Use
The National Association for the Education of Young Children now offers a free guide to effectively using social media. Read Full Post >
March 26, 2013
Early Childhood Advocate at Center of Supreme Court Marriage Case
Kris Perry, the executive director of the First Five Years Fund, is the lead plaintiff in a case challenging California's same-sex marriage ban. Read Full Post >
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