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California earns mediocre marks on national study of early childhood...
Vannesa Carreto, 4, plays at the water table at the Creative Montessori Learning Center in East Palo Alto in March. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today California earned a lackluster rating on...
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Pasadena center at forefront of early math programs for young children - by...
A 2-year-old boy looks through a tube while playing at The Children’s Center at Caltech in Pasadena on April 8. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today PASADENA — While many preschools struggle to...
View ArticleAttorney general calls on schools to fight state’s 30 percent truancy rate -...
California Attorney General Kamala Harris launched a new focus on truancy as a statewide law enforcement issue with a letter that went to all of the state’s county and district superintendents last...
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Many charter schools to begin offering transitional kindergarten in fall 2013...
A child completes an art project meant to help teach how to count to 100 in a transitional kindergarten classroom in Los Angeles earlier this year. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today After a...
View ArticleKindergarten ‘redshirting’ not very common, study finds - by Lillian Mongeau
Kindergarten “redshirting,” when parents keep a child eligible to start kindergarten out of school for an extra year, is not as prevalent as previously believed, a new study suggests. On average, only...
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Early education advocates disappointed with governor’s revised budget - by...
A girl puts together a jumbo-sized puzzle in her half-day state preschool program in East Palo Alto at the Creative Montessori Learning Center in March. State preschool does not have enough funding for...
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Duncan defends preschool funding proposal to House committee - by Lillian...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appeared Tuesday before the House Education and Workforce Committee to promote what he called the “centerpiece” of the administration’s 2014 education budget...
View ArticleCalifornia Head Start teachers lag behind national average in earning...
Sixty-two percent of Head Start teachers nationwide now hold a bachelor’s degree, surpassing a federal guideline calling for at least half of the teachers to hold the advanced degree by this fall,...
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California could get $350 million for preschool under federal proposal - by...
A boy paints at an easel set up in his state-funded preschool classroom in East Palo Alto. March 2013. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today California could nearly double its spending on public...
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Majority of California districts offer transitional kindergarten in first...
A boy listens to his teacher during circle time in his transitional kindergarten class in Long Beach earlier this year. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today An estimated 39,000 students enrolled in...
View ArticleRetired military admirals and generals support Obama’s preschool proposal -...
Investing more public money in preschool access for 4-year-olds is akin to improving the nation’s national security, according to a report released Tuesday by Mission: Readiness, an organization of...
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Early childhood advocates cheered by $55M in restored funding - by Lillian...
A boy builds a castle in his state-funded preschool classroom in East Palo Alto in March. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today Child care and early education advocates were pleased to see $55...
View ArticleHillary Clinton to join San Francisco non-profit to promote early childhood...
A small San Francisco non-profit announced a heavy-weight addition to their team Friday: Hillary Clinton. Former Secretary of State Clinton and the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation will...
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Business, military signal strong support for public preschool, but Republican...
Early childhood education advocates are working to make it clear that not everyone supporting President Barack Obama’s proposal to vastly expand federal funding for preschool and infant and toddler...
View ArticleEdSource Today’s Lillian Mongeau featured on Huffington Post Live chat - by...
EdSource Today’s early education reporter, Lillian Mongeau, joined a panel of experts on early childhood education on a live chat at Huffington Post Live to discuss President Barack Obama’s Preschool...
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Parenting classes tailored for Latino families show promise in closing...
SAN FRANCISCO – A program offering parenting classes tailored to Latino families is showing promise as a way to help children arrive in kindergarten ready to learn, a key early benchmark that educators...
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Transitional kindergarten enrollment varies widely across districts - by...
Local control and parental prerogative, two hallmarks of the state’s new transitional kindergarten program, led to large variations in enrollment rates across the largest school districts in the state...
View ArticleSenate subcommittee votes ‘yes’ on piece of Obama’s preschool proposal - by...
Early education advocates are cheering the first concrete Congressional action on President Barack Obama’s preschool plan. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,...
View ArticleFinal list of Head Start grantees announced, including 16 in California - by...
The first round of competition for the new five-year federal Head Start grants ended Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announcement of 153 winners, including 16 in...
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Cramming for kindergarten: Summer program gives young students a jump on...
Tatiana Johnson waits patiently with her hand in the air, one of many school-going skills she’s learned in a summer preschool bridge program in Oakland that could be fundamental to her success in...
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