First 10 Blog

Little Black girl playing in a sandbox.

The last First 10 Network Meeting of the 2024-2025 school was held in May. This session focused on sharing fresh ideas and practical materials to help First 10 Partnerships engage with families and support young children in their communities this summer. During the session, participants learned about the exciting initiatives...

Nice article by Connor Williams. He begins: “Free public school starting at age four, or even three, is growing in many American cities. It’s gaining traction as a way to help young children learn the...

New America’s Elise Franchino draws on a recent panel event at New America as she reviews key findings and take-aways from my study, All Children Learn and Thrive: Building First 10 Schools and Communities. Here...

  Education Week’s Christina Samuels begins her review of the All Children Learn and Thrive study as follows below. I appreciate that she highlights several examples from the study. While the Executive Summary provides the...

For a helpful introduction to the First 10 study, see Eye on Early Education’s review, Addressing the Gaps in Children’s First 10 Years. Eye on Early Education is the blog of Massachusetts’ early childhood advocacy...

In case you missed it, here is the video recording of the April 30 New America panel event on my new study. The study, All Children Learn and Thrive: Building First 10 Schools and Communities,...

We are pleased to release All Children Learn and Thrive: Building First 10 Schools and Communities. This study examines First 10 Schools and Communities—coordinated efforts taking place around the country to improve teaching, learning, and...