The Wrong Lesson on Early Childhood Education
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.
Tag: preschool
Does Pre-K Hurt Academic Achievement?
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.
Rigorous Preschool?
The New York Times highlights a new national study that preschoolers exposed to formal math and reading lessons come out ahead of preschoolers who don’t.
The Push for Pre-K Appears to Be Unjustified
A study of Tennessee’s pre-K program shows that no only does academic gains not persist beyond Kindergarten, but those students perform worse.
Enter “Baby Common Core” with New Head Start Performance Standards
Karen Effrem: The feds continue its long march to ensnare more of our children in its tentacles at an ever-younger age. “Baby Common Core” has reared its ugly head.
Your Kids Can’t Handle the Common Core, Put Them in Pre-K
And it begins…. From SchoolBook a blog about New York City Schools: With the pre-kindergarten application season officially underway, Schools Chancellor Dennis
Iowa Legislature to Consider Testing Preschoolers
Because we don’t do enough standardized testing. The Des Moines Register reports that the 35-member early childhood task force recommends that all