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universal pre-K

The race

Detroit
October 8, 2018

As governor, Bill Schuette would consider ‘all options’ for struggling schools, including closings

Schuette stopped short of saying that he would actively close schools down but he has supported school closings in the past.

Education debate

Tennessee
October 2, 2018

What the candidates for governor said about education during the debate

Education was front and center in the debate Tuesday night between Williamson County businessman Bill Lee and former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean.

big data

Chicago
August 13, 2018

Three out of four Illinois kids aren’t ready for kindergarten. Why that’s a problem.

Only 16 percent of low-income students demonstrated kindergarten readiness in Illinois. The three core benchmarks are social emotional learning, literacy, and math.

Asked and answered

Chicago
August 9, 2018

Longtime advocate (and current First Lady) Diana Rauner sizes up the challenges ahead for early education in Illinois

Fluent in the languages of developmental psychology (her Ph.D., from the University of Chicago) and finance (her MBA, from Stanford University), Illinois First…

universal pre-k

Chicago
August 2, 2018

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is on a high-speed timeline for his universal pre-K rollout

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has clearly articulated his vision for a free, universal prekindergarten program for 4-year-olds in Chicago, staging events throughout the…

highlight reel

New York
November 7, 2017

Beyond pre-K: Here’s what you need to know about de Blasio’s education record this election day

De Blasio's success with universal pre-K has allowed him to sidestep contentious issues during the campaign: charter schools, school segregation and the Renewal program.

Measuring success

New York
September 11, 2017

New York City wants to know: How effective is its training for pre-K teachers?

The NYU study will use measures of student behavior and third-grade test scores to track the impact of the city’s different teacher training programs.

(Very) early education

New York
August 15, 2017

Bank Street heads to East New York to help child care providers play to their strengths

The Guttman Center wants to help child care providers solve problems and improve their care.

3-K for All

New York
July 27, 2017

New York City has sent its first offer letters for 3-K for All. Here’s a look at the new pre-K initiative by the numbers.

Today was a milestone in New York City’s effort to make free, full-day pre-K available to 3-year-olds: The first round of offer letters went out…

Broad success

New York
June 12, 2017

Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz is having a very good week

New York City’s largest school charter network, Success Academy, has won the 2017 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools.

top honors

New York
May 2, 2017

New York City’s Pre-K for All recognized among top ‘Innovations in American Government’

An arm of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University announced the recognition.

3-K for All

New York
April 24, 2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio announces plan to expand universal pre-K to 3-year-olds

The plan builds on de Blasio’s signature education initiative — a push to provide free pre-K to every 4-year-old in New York City.

Pre-K payoff

New York
April 4, 2017

Children in New York City are healthier since the start of Pre-K for All, study finds

The launch of Pre-K for All led to improved health outcomes for low-income children. That’s according to researchers at New York University who analyzed…

apply here

New York
February 28, 2017

How many students apply to each NYC school, how many get in, and where do they come from? We could soon find out

A proposed bill would require the city to report more information about school applications, including the zip codes of students who are accepted and rejected.

words matter

New York
February 14, 2017

NYC Chancellor Carmen Fariña on pre-K diversity struggles: ‘This is parent choice’

Chancellor Carmen Fariña is again drawing criticism from school integration advocates — this time for appearing to excuse racially segregated pre-K programs as…
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