Preschool Development Grants
Welcome back from the long weekend and best wishes for the 2014-15 academic year. In case you missed it in August, the New America Foundation’s Early Education blog provides a good summary of the new Preschool Development Grants announced by the federal government.
Beyond Subprime Learning: Accelerating Progress in Early Education
Be sure not to miss this important policy brief from the Early Education Initiative at the New America Foundation: Beyond Subprime Learning: Accelerating Progress in Early Education. The report presents a vision for early education (on page 3) and 8 overarching actions for realizing that vision: Bridge the Continuum: Streamline Systems Across the Birth-through-Third-Grade Years Upgrade Educators:…
New State Website on Birth-Third Policy
The Executive Office of Education has created a new website: Building the Foundation for College and Career Success for Children from Birth through Grade 3. According to the announcement, We designed this website to achieve two goals: first, it will serve as a resource for educators from birth through postsecondary education, policymakers, municipal and state officials;…