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A study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation  finds that students who don’t read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave without a diploma than proficient readers. The report--Double Jeopardy: How Poverty & Third Grade Reading...

The Center for Early Literacy Learning has released several new resources. Check them out and take advantage of them! Three new CELLcasts. CELLcasts are audio/video versions of CELL practice guides which are available to view online or download. Give Me,...

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College today released a comprehensive statement, “Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood...

BUILD and the QRIS National Learning Network, in collaboration with the Early Learning Challenge Collaborative, just released a brief entitled: Unlocking the Potential of QRIS:  Trends and Opportunities in the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Applications. Written by Louise Stoney, the brief explores the...

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North Carolina, along with 21 other states, is featured in a new report on quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS)iv. Based on interviews of child care center directors, conducted by CLASP and the National Women's Law Center, A Count...

February 29, 2012 The Public News Service NAGS HEAD, N.C. - A growing number of pediatricians across North Carolina are adding one more tool to their doctor's bag: A children's book. It's part of a national program called "Reach Out and Read."...

Today, the House Select Committee on Early Childhood Education Improvement released its Recommendations to the General Assembly. After releasing an initial draft earlier this week for public comment, the Committee revised its recommendations. Statement by Stephanie Fanjul, President of The...

Where children live and grow has a significant impact on their current state of well-being and their future opportunities for success. In its first data snapshot of the year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT explores the increased...

The House Select Committee on Early Education Improvement has released its Report of Recommendations to the General Assembly and is requesting public comment. The draft recommendations focus almost exclusively on North Carolina's Prekindergarten Program (NC Pre-K). The North Carolina Partnership...