Jun
28
2012
Originally posted in the Avery Journal at http://averyjournal.com/Community/story/Children-learn-to-read-in-area-parks-this-summer-id-010003
Children learn to read in area parks this summer
Justin Grimes / (averyjournalist@gmail.com)
Avery County’s award winning Smart Start takes its free summer reading series outside into area parks. The new program, StoryWalk, was...
Jun
18
2012
Study on Michigan Early Childhood Efforts Provides Startling Results
By Ron French/Bridge Magazine
Children who attended a public pre-K school program had greater success throughout their K-12 career, including graduating at a higher rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study that followed more than...
May
08
2012
Pre-Kindergarten in NC: An Effective Strategy for School Success
Join us for a Webinar on May 15, 2012, 10AM – 11AM
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Co-hosted by the North Carolina Business Committee for Education and the Department of Public Instruction,...
Mar
14
2012
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,...
Feb
16
2011
Watch this video on VideoSurf or see more Dylan Ratigan Videos or Childhood (Robin Hoo Videos
MSNBC's Dan Ratigan focuses on early childhood education. He emphasized, "Educating our kids early, from birth, is the key to restoring economic vitality and...
Jan
18
2011
Abstact exerpted from Phi Delta Kappan:
New discoveries in neuroscience suggest that school readiness interventions might come too late if they start after the child is three years old. Many of the skills needed to succeed in school are shaped...
Jan
13
2011
Secretary Arne Duncan talks about the importance of early childhood education, and he calls on parents and citizens to get involved and “be part of the solution” in this January 7, 2011, video (via www.ed.gov).
Jan
12
2011
In the 2008-09 school year, North Carolina spent more than $167 million dollars retaining children in kindergarten through third grade.
While the number of children held back in grades K to 3 had been gradually decreasing in the state, it's leveled...
Dec
21
2010
The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and the Ounce of Prevention Fund are partnering to “build a model of public education for children and their families that begins at birth and creates success in school, college, and life.”
The goal is...
Dec
13
2010
"There’s an education reform strategy that has 50 years of solid research behind it, with proven results that demonstrate how to improve student achievement. It’s a solution backed by both political parties to help narrow the achievement gap, increase...