A bipartisan House bill would spend nearly $17 million to expand child care workforce training, behavioral health supports, and insurance study efforts.
This week, our leading outrageous story is the ongoing saga of N.C. state Auditor Beth Wood and a holiday party gone wrong. For those who aren’t aware, the Council of State Democrat was involved in a hit-and-run accident (allegedly as the hitter and runner) and was arraigned on charges associated with the incident. Now extra...
It was like a reenactment of a great Napoleonic battle. Arranged on the hundred-foot stage at one end were 4-to-5 year olds, dressed as angels, facing their classmates dressed as manger animals on the other. On a line down the middle, facing the audience, were the three wise men paired up with the manger animals; and...
The holiday season is here, and many families and caregivers across North Carolina are planning festive activities to engage kids while they are home from school this month. Reading is a great way to spend quality time together, making memories and building holiday traditions while also improving children’s literacy skills. One of the main indicators...
Tennessee’s pre-k program doesn’t just fail to accomplish its stated goal of improving academic and behavioral outcomes. It actually seems to worsen those outcomes.
Lawmakers cannot expect to find a single "magic bullet" for boosting student performance in North Carolina's most challenging districts.
Toddlers with tablets are trendy. So long, stacking and playing; tapping and swiping are the shiny skills of early childhood. As apps, platforms, and streamed content proliferate, parents and educators are left to ponder how screen media impact early learning. Does media immersion inspire bursts of techno-genius? Or does it set kids up for learning...
The Obama administration chose an opportune time to release a study that should embarrass backers of the Head Start program.
After burying a scathing study of the Head Start early childhood education program's ineffectiveness, the Obama administration plans to push for more early childhood education.
Pushing 5-year-olds to read before they're ready is a disservice to their teachers, their parents, and them.
Pushing 5-year-olds to read before they're ready is a disservice to their teachers, their parents, and them.
