Improving Educational Outcomes for Families
Using Head Start as a vehicle to reach parents and increase their educational attainment is a logical next step to enhance family well-being
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President Obama comes out in favor of strong open Internet rules
Preschool Development Grants Have the Right Priorities
Preschool Development Grants are an opportunity for states to expand access to those children who could benefit most.
Policy Choices for Measuring Student Learning
There’s simply no widely available set of learning quality measures that the Department could possibly draw on.
The Affordable Care Act and Asset Limits: What鈥檚 Left Undone
This blog post is the third and final installment in a series by Julianna Lord, Emerson National Hunger Fellow.
In Early Education, ‘Half-Day’ Is Wholly Harmful
In the world of early education policy, we debate the merits of 鈥渉alf-day鈥 versus 鈥渇ull-day鈥 pre-K and kindergarten.
麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 International Security Program Launches Dynamic ISIS Map
**Washington, DC** 鈥 Today, 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 International Security Program (ISP) launched a dynamic new map, 鈥淚SIS in Iraq,鈥 that tracks the m
The Revenge of the Textbook: Why Ed Tech Enthusiasts Need to Understand Textbook Adoption Policy
Even as digital tools threaten to render textbooks obsolete, our textbook policies may yet haunt the quality of instructional materials.
Streamlining in Early Ed Doesn鈥檛 Mean Eliminating Programs
Observers of early childhood education in the U.S. would be hard-pressed to find much evidence that the country has any system at all.
The Danger of Full- and Half-Day Labels: The Case of Kindergarten
Focusing on the importance of the full- and half-day labels is not an abstract, academic exercise. Such labels have consequences.