A report written by the New America Foundation, Beyond Subprime Learning: Accelerating Progress in Early Education, outlines a system for children birth through eight. The system describes the unique roles for everyone interacting with children in order to promote education and positive learning experiences. The following eight actions are necessary to achieve a seamless birth […]
Report ranks North Carolina 34th in the nation for child well-being The latest KIDS COUNT Data Book released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation looks at 16 measures of child well being in four categories, rating them 1 to 50. North Carolina ranks highest at 28th in Education and lowest at 38th in Economic Well-Being. […]
A poll by the First Five Years Fund finds that 71 percent of voters are in favor of greater federal investments in early childhood education. “An overwhelming majority of Americans from diverse political and demographic backgrounds support federal action on early childhood education,” said First Five Years Fund Executive Director Kris Perry. “They understand its […]
A recently-published study from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute found that Georgia’s state-funded pre-K programs “resulted in significantly better school readiness skills across domains of learning.” Participation in a pre-K program produced “significant positive outcomes for children, regardless of family income level or English language skills.” Improved school readiness was seen across multiple measures, […]
