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The Wrong Lesson on Early Childhood Education

October 11, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The takeaway of a study of six nations that spends more money per child than the U.S. on early childhood education is that we need a greater investment.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: early childhood education, preschool

Does Pre-K Hurt Academic Achievement?

July 18, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

A study conducted by Vanderbilt University researchers found academic gains achieved by students in Tennessee pre-K classrooms began to fade out by first grade and vanished by third grade.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Dale Farran, early childhood education, Mark Lipsey, pre-K, preschool, Tennessee

The Push for Pre-K Appears to Be Unjustified

November 2, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

A study of Tennessee’s pre-K program shows that no only does academic gains not persist beyond Kindergarten, but those students perform worse.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Brookings Institute, Common Core, Dale Farran, early childhood education, Head Start, Mark Lipsey, Peabody Research Institute, pre-K, preschool

Hillary Clinton’s Vision for Early Childhood Education

July 28, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Hillary Clinton at the DNC Women's Leadership Forum in 2014. Photo credit: Karen Murphy

Hillary Clinton in her early childhood education plan wants to extend federal influence and control in preschools, day cares and even the home.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Federalized Education Tagged With: early childhood education, Head Start, Hillary Clinton, parental control

Arne Duncan: ESSA embodies the “core of our agenda”

December 22, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

What outgoing U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently said about the Every Student Succeeds Act is damning of Congressional Republican leadership.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Arne Duncan, early childhood education, Every Student Succeeds Act, No Child Left Behind

ESEA Reauthorization – Ramming Through a Bad Deal for America’s Children

December 1, 2015 By Emmett McGroarty

Emmett McGroarty: A vote for the ESEA Reauthorization will be seen as affirmation of all that is wrong with federal interference in education.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Common Core State State Standards, data privacy, early childhood education, Every Student Succeeds Act, No Child Left Behind, standardized testing, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. House of Representatives

The Problem of Standards and Kindergarteners

February 11, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Valarie Strauss had a good piece in Answer Sheet last week addressing the issue of Kindergarteners and standards.  She notes the problem as Kindergarten has literally evolved into the new first grade. An excerpt: Today, the majority of classrooms for preschool, kindergarten and primary age children are required to address content standards that prescribe what […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, content standards, early childhood education, performance standards, Valerie Strauss

Early Childhood Standards of Common Core are Developmentally Inappropriate

September 18, 2013 By truthinamed

Child Psychologist Dr. Megan Koschnick Criticizes Common Core Standards for K-3 as Age and Developmentally Inappropriate.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: American Principles Project, early childhood education, Emmett McGroarty, Gerald Bradley, Heartland Institute, Jamie Gass, Joy Pullmann, Megan Koschnick, Pioneer Institute

Obama Brags About ObamaCore in State of the Union Address

February 13, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

President Barack Obama discussed education in his State of the Union Address last night.  Here are his remarks preK-12 education below: …But none of it will matter unless we also equip our citizens with the skills and training to fill those jobs. And that has to start at the earliest possible age. You know, study […]

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Barack Obama, Common Core State Standards, early childhood education, ObamaCore, Race to the Top, STEM

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