First 10 Blog

Social emotional learning (SEL) is critical for children’s learning and development. While school schedules are packed with content, there are a variety of ways to integrate SEL skills across the day. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes...

Early childhood expert and UVA dean, Robert Pianta, in The Hill: “There is precious little evidence that boosts from pre-k are then followed by boosts in kindergarten, first, and second grades – the kind of...

EDC is looking for a Portfolio Lead (i.e., Director) for its Early Childhood Portfolio. EDC is a fantastic organization to work for, and we have a very strong portfolio with a terrific group of colleagues....

A strong editorial statement on P-3 by the Lancaster County newspaper, the Lancaster LNP: “It’s devastating to think that as early as infancy, a child might be deemed to be “at-risk” — that is, at...

Last week I posted Thomas Friedman’s article about civic renewal in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. On Sunday Lancaster’s newspaper published an article about the county’s new P-3 initiative (which I’ve been supporting). Reporter Jeff Hawkes does...