Early Education Initiative

 

Early Learning in ESEA

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Early Learning in ESEA

Will this be the year for the long overdue reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the law known for many years as No Child Left Behind?

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A Closer Look at the FY2011 Budget

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A Closer Look at the FY2011 Budget

Will the federal government keep funding early learning programs at current levels?

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Dual Language Learners

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Dual Language Learners

The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that by 2030 Latino children will constitute 25 percent of the total student population. Early Ed Watch took a closer look at the many complex issues surrounding dual language learners.

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A Next Social Contract for the Primary Years of Education

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A Next Social Contract for the Primary Years of Education

A new report that envisions a transformation of our education system.

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The Future of Head Start

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The Future of Head Start

Our seven-part blog series, "What's Ahead for Head Start," explains how Head Start has changed over the years and considers where it may be headed. The downloadable PDF includes the transcript from a public web chat on this topic hosted by Politico.com. 

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Articles and Op-Eds

America's Most Amazing Schools
August 10 | Ladies' Home Journal
Lisa Guernsey
Ed Policies Ignore Science on How/When Kids Learn
August 02 | Washingtonpost.com
Lisa Guernsey
A Place for Play
June 13 | The American Prospect
Lisa Guernsey
Don't Dismiss Early Education as Just Cute; It's Critical
April 28 | USA Today
Lisa Guernsey
More Than “A is for Alligator"
April 12 | Pathways Magazine
Lisa Guernsey
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Early Ed Events

Mind in the Making
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 5:30pm
The Next Social Contract for the Primary Years of Education
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 12:00pm
CA EVENT: The Future of Early Education Systems in California (Pre K-3rd)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 11:30am
Putting the “Quality” into Quality Pre-K
Thursday, May 7, 2009 - 10:30am
Changing the Odds for Children at Risk
Monday, December 1, 2008 - 12:15pm
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Latest Blog Posts

BAM Radio: Reconciling Conflicts Between Elementary School and Early Childhood Professionals
Laura Bornfreund
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
In a segment that aired this week on BAM Radio’s Heart-to-Heart Conversations...
Qu’s About Early Learning in Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools
Lisa Guernsey
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The early learning initiatives developed by Montgomery County Public Schools...
Standards, Assessments and Readiness—Oh My! (Part 2)
Laura Bornfreund
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  Yesterday we explored how different states fare when their school-readiness...
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Initiative Staff

Laura Bornfreund
Laura Bornfreund
Policy Analyst, Early Education Initiative

Laura Bornfreund is a Policy Analyst for New America’s Early Education...

Lisa Guernsey
Lisa Guernsey
Director, Early Education Initiative

As Director of New America's Early Education Initiative, Ms. Guernsey...

Maggie Severns
Maggie Severns
Program Associate, Education Policy Program

As a Program Associate for the Education Policy program at the New America...

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About Us

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. Much of our focus is on pre-K up through 3rd grade.

Our work is made possible through generous grants from the Foundation for Child Development, the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation, and the A.L. Mailman Family Foundation.