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Broader and Bolder, but Missing Something

  • By
  • Sara Mead
June 10, 2008

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) recently released a statement, endorsed by some 60 education scholars, foundation officials, and “big names” from other fields, calling for a “broader, bolder” approach to education that extends beyond schools to address early childhood education, health care, and out-of-school time. The argument runs as such:

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Early Ed Roundup: Week of June 2 - June 6

  • By
  • Christina Satkowski
June 6, 2008

Navigating a Patchwork of Pre-K Funding in Louisiana

Some public schools in Louisiana may start charging parents to participate in the state LA4 pre-k program next year. Like many targeted pre-k programs, LA4 reimburses pre-k providers only for children whose parents' incomes fall below a certain threshold (for LA4, it's free and reduced price lunch eligibility).

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Totally Gratuitous Cute Baby Photo Post (With Bonus Georgia Pre-K info)

  • By
  • Sara Mead
June 5, 2008

 

 

 

We here at Early Ed Watch are big fans of Bravo's Top Chef, and we also love any excuse to put pictures of adorable children up on the blog. So we're pleased to congratulate Top Chef contestant Richard Blais and his wife, Jazmin, on the birth of their beautiful new baby girl, Riley (pictured here with her dad).

Campaign Watch: And Then There Were Two

  • By
  • Sara Mead
June 4, 2008

Last night, Senator Barack Obama earned a majority of Democratic delegates, clinching the Democratic presidential nomination for 2008. Last night’s end of the primary season also marked the start of the 2008 general election.

Campaign Watch: Spotlight on Two Early Education Laggards

  • By
  • Sara Mead
June 3, 2008

Today's final Democratic presidential primaries have focused public and media attention on South Dakota and Montana, two largely rural western states that get the last vote in the 2008 primary season. Here's something else these two states have in common: They're both early education laggards.

Early Ed Roundup: Week of May 26 - May 30

  • By
  • Christina Satkowski
May 30, 2008

 

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Separation of Church and Pre-K?

  • By
  • Sara Mead
May 29, 2008

Florida voters face a referendum this fall on whether or not to repeal the state’s Blaine Amendment, a state constitutional provision that prohibits direct state aid to religiously affiliated schools. All but 11 U.S. states have similar constitution al provisions (which are called “Blaine Amendments” after former Maine Senator James Blaine, who sought and failed to pass such an amendment to the U.S. Constitution in the 1870s).

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Featured Abstract: Impacts of Home-Visiting Programs

  • By
  • Sara Mead
May 27, 2008

Researchers in the Netherlands studied the impact of mental health home visitors on depressed mothers and their infants:

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Early Ed Roundup: Week of May 19 - May 23

  • By
  • Christina Satkowski
May 23, 2008

Louisiana Lawmakers Consider Universal Pre-K

A key senate committee in Louisiana is considering a set of bills that would make the state pre-k program, called L4, available to all four-year olds in the state by 2013.

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Veepstakes Watch: Democrats and Early Ed

  • By
  • Christina Satkowski
May 22, 2008

Yesterday we took a look at the early ed records of Republican politicians rumored to be potential running mates for Sen. John McCain. The Democrats don't yet have a presidential nominee, but now that Senator Barack Obama has secured a majority of pledged delegates, and only three primary contests remain, speculation about potential VP candidates has begun. Like the Republican field, the Democratic Veepstakes includes several politicians who have been leading advocates for early education:

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