The Sense of an Ending

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/20/the-sense-of-an-ending-2

Rebecca Mead

The New Yorker

20 May 2013

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More than five million Americans have Alzheimer’s or similar illnesses, and that number is growing as the population ages - without any immediate prospect of a cure, advocacy groups have begun promoting ways to offer people with dementia a comfortable decline instead of imposing on them a medical model of care, which seeks to defer death through escalating interventions. An Arizona nursing home offers new ways to care for people with dementia.

‘It's just math': Preschoolers can do more than we might think

http://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/its-just-math-preschoolers-can-do-more-than-we-might-think

John Higgins

The Seattle Times

2 August 2015

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Due to recent brain development research, educators are working to add more math education into pre-school and kindergarten classes. Studies show that children of this age are actually extremely receptive to numbers and learning geometry.

Empathy, not Expulsion, for Preschoolers at Risk

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/20/empathy-not-expulsion-for-preschoolers-at-risk

Sara Neufeld

The New York Times

20 February 2015

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Preschoolers in the U.S. who misbehave are increasingly being expelled. In Connecticut, trained counselors educated teachers about how to deal with emotionally traumatized kids which reduced expulsions.

For Goldman, Success in Social Impact Bond That Aids Schoolchildren

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/business/for-goldman-success-in-social-impact-bond-that-aids-schoolchildren.html

Nathaniel Popper

The New York Times

7 October 2015

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In Utah, Goldman Sachs funded the education of preschoolers and was reimbursed by the state once it was shown that the kids would not need special education. Social impact investments, like this one in Utah, can help social programs in the U.S. which are often affected by government cuts.

Stopping Absenteeism at the Age of 5

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/stopping-absenteeism-at-the-age-of-5

Rikha Sharma Rani

The New York Times

16 October 2015

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Missing days at school, even when excusable, starts children on a pattern of falling behind. A new U.S. department of education initiative has districts tracking all absences, even in kindergarten, to identify and help kids with chronic absenteeism sooner.

Free pre-K: Strong early gains, but long-term questions

http://seattletimes.com/html/education/2024591420_edlabtulsaxml.html

Claudia Rowe

The Seattle Times

20 September 2014

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Preparing the young for elementary education is a priority to nurture reading and social skills. For 16 years, Tulsa Oklahoma has instituted a state funded preschool, staffed with teachers trained in early education. Tulsa’s Pre-K initiative has shown that their children are more prepared for literacy skills and math; however, maintaining the positive results is a long-term challenge.

Local proposals' goals to improve learning, young lives of children”

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/local-proposalsrsquo-goals-to-improve-learning-young-lives-of-children

Linda Shaw

The Seattle Times

20 September 2014

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Universal preschool is a policy that is often hard to pass on voter referendums. But, as evidenced by examples in Detroit and New York, such an investment means that more children would do well in kindergarten, fewer would need special education or other extra help and down the line, fewer would drop out of high school, end up unemployed — or in jail.

Teaching Children to Calm Themselves

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/first-learn-how-to-calm-down

David Bornstein

The New York Times

19 March 2014

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Children who experience neglect, severe stress or sudden separation at a young age can be traumatized - without appropriate adult support, trauma can interfere with healthy brain development, inhibiting children’s ability to make good decisions, use memory or use sequential thought processes to work through problems. Head Start Trauma Smart helps support traumatized and neglected children from acting out.

Seniors Take Manhattan

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/senior-living-initiatives-ill-take-manhattan-114227#.VYmluvlViko

Debra Bruno

Politico

13 January 2015

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Cities tend to be dangerous and difficult places to live for older residents. A private public partnership in New York is catering to seniors through small changes in the city such as para-transit options and seniors-only hours at public establishments.

In a Second Career, Working to Make a Difference

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/in-a-second-career-working-to-make-a-difference

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

5 January 2012

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Some inner city schools, nonprofits, and businesses in New York lack the staff to make their organizations function for the people they serve. ReServe is a program that links retired professionals with part-time jobs in schools, libraries, hospitals and other city agencies to help fil this gap.