- Jenny Portillo-Nacu
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...
- David Jacobson
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...
- David Jacobson
- David Jacobson
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....
- David Jacobson
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...
- David Jacobson
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...
- David Jacobson