Tag: early education
Pre-K: A vaccine against dropouts
By Guest Blogger on February 13th, 2013
Francie Alexander is Chief Academic Officer at Scholastic. She has taught from kindergarten to college and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Corporate Council for Los Angeles Universal Pre-K (LAUP). As a career educator and a longtimemore… full post
Only 12 states guarantee free, full-day kindergarten to every child
By Tyler on December 27th, 2012
Despite increased attention being paid to the importance of early education and research showing clear connections between access to Pre-K and K programs and future school success, only 12 states in the U.S. guarantee and fund free, full-daymore… full post
2,000 days
By Morgan on August 22nd, 2012
This struck me today: “There are only 2,000 days between the time a baby is born and the time she shows up for kindergarten and her experiences in this time will determine how her brain is wired.” This quote comes courtesy of a pre-school teachermore… full post
Thoughts on the importance of early literacy programs… And a giveaway!
By Tyler on November 7th, 2011
Every Monday until December 5th, we’ll be posting our thoughts on one of the five key areas Scholastic’s new “Family and Community Engagement” (FACE) team is focusing on to help raise reading achievement: early literacy, family involvement,more… full post
How a school can turn around a community
By Tyler on May 2nd, 2011
It’s amazing how a great school can bring hope and optimism to a neighborhood racked by crime and poverty. That was unquestionably clear to me when I toured the Mahalia Jackson Early Childhood and Family Center in Central City, New Orleans amore… full post
Four big ideas from the research on early childhood education
By Tyler on November 4th, 2010
Early childhood education is a hot topic — and for good reason. Research is telling us, more convincingly than ever before, how important early learning is for children — and how kids’ success in school is in so many ways dependent on themore… full post
