This month, the Pew Center on the States released a report titled, A Matter of Degrees, Preparing Teachers for the Pre-K Classroom. The report argues that state and federal leaders should implement policies "to require and encourage a higher level of pre-k teacher preparation and provide support systems that help educators attain advanced qualifications." It was written by Marisa Bueno, Linda Darling Hammond, and Danielle Gonzales, and was published as a project of Pre-K Now.
To provide some perspective on the report, Early Ed Watch talked with Steven Barnett, co-director of the National Institute for Early Education Research, who has conducted research in a similar vein and advocates for better training and education for pre-K teachers.
Early Ed Watch podcast -- March 22, 2010
Pre-K Teachers and Bachelor's Degrees
With our guest Steven Barnett, Co-Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research
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The Early Education Initiative seeks to promote a high-quality and continuous system of early care and education for all children, birth to age 8. While much of our focus is on pre-K up through 3rd grade, we also examine the need for high-quality infant and toddler care and better policies to support new parents.
Our forum on LinkedIn is a space for school district leaders, early childhood educators, policymakers and other interested parties to discuss their struggles, questions and achievements in creating a “before birth and up through third grade” system. It grew out of an event held at the New America Foundation on March 2, 2011.
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