Aug 16 What it will take to create quality preschool for all By Lillian Mongeau, The Hechinger Report One city’s attempt to professionalize early education could be a model for the nation. In the last two years, New York City has moved to accommodate all of the city’s public school 4-year-olds in high-quality preschool classrooms. Continue reading
Aug 10 Boston’s preschools are ahead of the curve and here’s why By Lillian Mongeau, The Hechinger Report On the ground floor of Russell Elementary School in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston one February morning, three teachers supervised 20 students in what is considered one of the best free, public preschool programs in the country. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 7:58 Seeing success, conservative Oklahoma banks on universal preschool By PBS News Hour Children in Oklahoma don't wait for kindergarten to begin public education; there's preschool for anyone who wants it. While costly, the government program has been hailed for the long-term benefits and has become a national model. Special correspondent Cat Wise… Continue watching
Feb 02 Oklahomans have embraced free, universal early education — and it’s working By Lillian Mongeau, The Hechinger Report Oklahomans trend conservative, yet they’ve embraced free, universal early education. Continue reading
Sep 05 Twitter Chat: How important is early childhood education? By Nora Daly How important is early childhood education? Could its impact last into adulthood? Can kids without access to quality preschool catch up? Join us for a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday. Continue reading
May 13 Availability of pre-K education varies widely between states By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Want your child to go to a state-funded pre-K program? Choose your home state wisely. A new report to be released Tuesday finds wide disparities in the number of spots available for publicly funded preschool programs. A whopping… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch States looking to expand preschool confront debate over results, funding By PBS News Hour Around the country, 30 governors are proposing the expansion of preschool programs in their states. But what makes a pre-K program sufficiently educational? And how will the U.S. pay for these programs? Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters examines… Continue watching
Jan 15 Federal government spending bill investing billions in education By News Desk Education programs will receive large funding boosts as part of the new bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in January. Continue reading