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Early Education
Sandra Lilley // Oct. 16, 2012 // 1:34 PM

Improving access to preschool could help close the Hispanic-white school readiness gap. More



Camila Bernal // Oct. 8, 2012 // 11:23 AM

At a Miami preschool, students are already getting a bilingual STEM education. More



Sesame Street // Sep. 22, 2012 // 10:00 AM

The residents of Sesame Street share fun ways to get your young child prepared for school. More



Ralph Smith // Sep. 22, 2012 // 10:00 AM

Managing Director for the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Ralph Smith tells how to improve early childhood literacy. More



Monica Olivera // Aug. 17, 2012 // 2:14 PM

In an effort to increase enrollment in preschools in the Latino community, Illinois recently passed a state law requiring bilingual preschool programs   More



Carol Dweck // Apr. 9, 2012 // 4:39 PM

Standardized testing teaches kids that intellectual abilities are fixed, and that the purpose of school is to measure them. More



Linda Pagani // Feb. 2, 2012 // 1:08 PM

A study conducted by Linda Pagani found that kindergartners who had strong attention skills were more productive workers later on. More



Jennifer Van Hook // Jan. 18, 2012 // 1:38 PM

A recent study suggests that banning junk food from school campuses might not have much of an effect on child obesity. More



Andrew Meltzoff and Rebecca Williamson // Oct. 31, 2011 // 11:30 AM

Preschoolers who struggle with a task are more open to learning new strategies to accomplish their goal than those who didn’t struggle in the first pl   More



Rosemarie Truglio and Jennifer Kotler Clarke // Oct. 27, 2011 // 11:58 AM

Despite a recent recommendation against toddlers watching TV, well-developed educational programming can teach lessons to both kids and parents. More



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