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America's youngest kids need good teachers. Why is it so difficult to find them?

Annabelle Timsit

July 29, 2019 |

Quartz |

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Response Location: United States

Educators working full-time in Bright Horizons private child care centers get free tuition for an early child care education bachelor's degree, provided that they work for the company for at least 18 months following the completion of their courses. While the model has offered an incredible and unprecedented path for some, Quartz's Annabelle Timsit questions whether this corporate solution is the right answer to the widespread public education problem of underpaid preschool teachers and raises common concerns about discrepancies in the quality of degree programs.

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When Public School Starts at Age 3

Conor Williams

July 09, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

In Washington D.C., public preschool teachers are paid similar salaries to public elementary school teachers and each pre-K site receives Head Start funding. The system, which starts with three-year-olds, is getting early results.

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First, they lost their children. Then the conspiracy theories started. Now, the parents of Newtown are fighting back.

Susan Svrluga

July 08, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Newtown, Connecticut

After losing their children at Sandy Hook, many parents began receiving heavy online harassment, including death threats. But then they began to fight back. As a founder of the HONR Network, Lenny Pozner and other parents are combating trolls through lawsuits targeted at the conspiracy theorists themselves and larger companies like Google.

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To smooth transitions from home to prek to kinder, states must invest in every aspect of early ed

Peggy Barmore

July 08, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Lewisburg, West Virginia

In West Virginia, educators have seen promising results from their push to emphasize the importance of creating smooth transitions between home, preschool, and kindergarten classrooms. The state offers free preschool to all four year-olds and requires communication between preschool and elementary school teachers, visits to family homes, and the use of a formative Pre-K assessment tool, whose results are available to teachers across the state.

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An Online Preschool Closes a Gap but Exposes Another

Nellie Bowles

July 07, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Fowler, California

Online kindergarten readiness certificate programs in several states are offering low-income families, without reliable preschool programs, an alternative to expensive private care centers. Acknowledging criticism of the model, a North Carolina State Representative noted, “We simply don’t have the money to provide a quality pre-K experience to every child in North Carolina, even though I absolutely agree that a face-to-face, high-quality pre-K is the best option. But when it’s not an option for the child, I refuse to ignore that child.”

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How Reflective Supervision Sessions Help Teachers Cope with the Stress of the Job

Erin Einhorn

June 26, 2019 |

KQED |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

As schools increasingly use trauma-informed practices to teach children, one early child care center in Detroit has started to provide trauma-informed "reflective supervision" sessions for the teachers who watch trauma manifest itself in their students on a daily basis. The strategy is similar to those used to help therapists talk through all of the information they must absorb as part of their jobs and is designed to help educators manage "secondary trauma."

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Murtaugh defies the odds with early learning and math improvements

Devin Bodkin

June 05, 2019 |

Idaho Education News |

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Response Location: United States, Murtaugh, Idaho

Once classified as "needing improvement," Idaho's K-12 schools in Murtaugh successfully turned around their lagging math scores with the help of a state-sponsored professional development program. As part of the program, Idaho's four-year universities connect teachers with training and extra resources and provide spaces for collaborative lesson planning.

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One City Invests in Child Care That Parents Can Afford: Family and Friends

Mattie Quinn

May 31, 2019 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

As the cost of early childcare education reaches unsustainable levels for many families, advocates are working to support, teach, and validate the informal caregivers, including relatives, friends, and neighbors, who continue to fill in the gaps. Minneapolis, where an estimated 70 percent of preschool-aged children are cared for by family members or friends, is one city leading the charge.

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Bengaluru non-profit builds play spaces from scrap

Sakshi Rao

May 30, 2019 |

Citizen Matters |

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Response Location: India, Bengaluru

In Bengaluru, India, Anthill Creations has created dozens of playgrounds, or "play scapes" as they call them, using recycled tire scraps that are safe and fun. Serving over 10,000 children, Anthill's play scapes allow spaces for children to engage in much needed play and outdoor activity necessary for successful development.

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From aromatherapy to yoga: How schools are addressing the ‘crisis' of childhood trauma

Elizabeth Chuck Marshall Crook

May 20, 2019 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: United States, Yakima, Washington

Adverse childhood experiences such as physical or substance abuse, parental divorce and emotional neglect can often negatively impact children's behavior at school. Recognizing this, some schools have started implementing alternatives to punishment that focus on addressing this trauma on-site rather than sending the children home.

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