Duncan: Bipartisan support elusive for Obama’s proposal to expand preschool -...
Securing bipartisan support for the president’s $75 billion proposal to expand public preschool continues to be a challenge, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Wednesday on a media panel on...
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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Strong bipartisan support for public preschool, new poll suggests - by...
(Click to enlarge) Fifty percent of registered voters surveyed said they “strongly supported” the president’s preschool proposal. Source: “Key findings from a national survey of 800 registered voters...
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From libraries to laundromats: Ingenious community partnerships promote...
Melanie Garcia-Macias, 9, reads a book provided by literacy organization West County Reads while her mother does the wash at Clean Express Coin Laundry in Richmond. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource...
View ArticleCalifornia awarded additional $22 million Race to the Top grant for early...
California received an additional $22.4 million grant under the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge program on Friday. California, one of nine states to win such a grant for early learning...
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Head Start limiting enrollment, cutting programs as sequester kicks in - by...
Credit: EdSource Today Thousands of children across the state are likely to be shut out of preschool in September as the federal sequestration cuts to Head Start take effect. The across-the-board...
View ArticleCuts to Head Start featured on KQED’s Forum - by Lillian Mongeau
Thousands of California children are likely to be turned away from Head Start classrooms this fall as the sequestration cuts to Head Start, the federally funded early care and education program for...
View ArticleSequestration means 57,000 fewer Head Start spots nationally - by Lillian...
Head Start will serve 57,265 fewer children this year in its programs for infants, toddlers and preschool-age children because of the 5.27 percent cut to the program handed down by the federal...
View ArticleSurvey: Americans in the dark about Common Core, not keen on standardized...
The public’s opinion of public education is a mixed bag of approval and trust on the one hand and misunderstanding and concern on the other, according to an annual poll released Wednesday. More than 70...
View ArticleRestored funding creates 8,300 new state preschool slots - by Lillian Mongeau
Days after the news that federal Head Start programs in California will be serving thousands fewer children this year, the California Department of Education announced that state preschool programs...
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Q & A: Restoring funding top priority for state’s new early childhood chief -...
Debra McMannis is the new director of the child development division at the California Department of Education. The division has been without a leader since Camille Maben left in late 2012 to lead the...
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New funding formula revives push for smaller class sizes - by Lillian Mongeau
Just weeks into the school year, some districts are struggling with a provision in California’s dramatic revision of its school financing system that calls for smaller class sizes in grades K-3. First...
View ArticlePreschool works, new analysis concludes - by Lillian Mongeau
Even given large variations in quality, public preschool programs have been shown to have an overwhelmingly positive effect on student achievement, according to a new analysis of 40 years of research...
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Tools for parents: What to look for in a preschool program - by Lillian Mongeau
Teacher Chen Chen Lu helps Lola Spasojevic, 3, hide some treasure in her multicolored castle at the Children’s Center for the Stanford Community in Palo Alto. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource A...
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Head Start pushing for more math and science instruction - by Lillian Mongeau
Teacher Maro Mirzakhanyan works with students on math activities at a Pacific Clinics Head Start preschool in Glendale. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource In response to mounting evidence that...
View ArticleReport: California child care costs among the ‘least affordable’ - by Lillian...
California ranks as the sixth least affordable state for infant and toddler child care and the 16th least affordable for 4-year-old care, according to a report released Tuesday by Child Care Aware, a...
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California students among worst performers on national assessment of reading...
A sample question from the National Assessment of Educational Progress’ 4th grade math test. Credit: NationsReportCard.gov California students performed about the same in reading and math on this...
View ArticleCA business leaders join in support of Obama’s preschool plan - by Lillian...
Nine California business leaders joined 111 others from around the country in signing a letter supporting President Barack Obama’s proposal for expanding public education for disadvantaged children...
View ArticleBill to expand federally funded preschool introduced in Congress - by Lillian...
President Barack Obama’s plan to greatly expand public preschool was officially introduced in Congress on Wednesday in a bipartisan bill whose supporters include California Rep. George Miller. In his...
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Federal preschool bill highlights need to improve state program, advocates...
A proposed federal bill calls for expanded public preschool. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today Legislation introduced in Congress last week that would expand public preschool could serve as a...
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