- Jenny Portillo-Nacu
- January 7, 2025
Maine began working with First 10 Director David Jacobson in 2018, implementing First 10 practices in 13 schools across the state. This early work led to the creation of a state-level, cross-agency team that promotes connections between early education initiatives. Currently, the Maine Department of Education provides a state level...
- David Jacobson
- May 4, 2017
In Education Week by Stanford professor Deborah Stipek: “Is fade-out inevitable? No. Studies have shown definitively that investment in preschool can yield sustained effects and significant social and economic returns. But fade-out is common and...
- David Jacobson
- April 20, 2017
A task force of social scientists from Brookings and Duke University has produced a consensus statement on what we know about the effects of pre-kindergarten. Brookings introduces the statement and a report on the current state of...
- David Jacobson
- April 20, 2017
From today’s New York Times: “As many American parents know, hiring care for young children during the workday is punishingly expensive, costing the typical family about a third of its income. Helping parents pay...
- David Jacobson
- April 19, 2017
As Paul Reville says, “What we actually have now is a felicitous dovetailing of our moral obligations and our economic imperatives.” Here is another case in point countering the idea that all social services discourage work....
- David Jacobson
- April 11, 2017
Late last week I posted a new version of a theory of action and 7 principles for P-3 Community Partnerships. The aim of the piece is to help clarify the important role P-3 partnerships can...
- David Jacobson
- April 11, 2017
From Chalkbeat: “The launch of Pre-K for All led to improved health outcomes for low-income children. That’s according to researchers at New York University who analyzed Medicaid data for New York City children who were eligible...