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Early Education in the State of the Union

The Early Education Initiative provides extensive coverage of a White House proposal to expand access to high-quality pre-K.

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Turnaround 2.0: Tapping the Potential of the PreK-3rd Grades to Improve Schools

An Early Education Initiative event explores how the Department of Education's School Improvement Grant (SIG) program can incorporate early learning.

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Reforming Head Start

Head Start has embarked on its largest reforms in decades, called "re-competition," to improve the quality of its grantees. Explore the inner workings of the new system so far.
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Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Wild West

As electronic games are increasingly aimed at children and digital media becomes a bigger part of parents' daily lives, it's time for new roadmaps.

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Early Ed Watch Podcasts

Over 40 podcasts from the Early Education Initiative that feature in-depth conversations with education experts.

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Articles and Op-Eds

Why Preschool Isn't Enough
February 25 | The Atlantic
Lisa Guernsey
Laura Bornfreund
Educational Apps Alone Won’t Teach Your Kid To Read
December 13 | Slate
Lisa Guernsey
The Half-Day Kindergarten-Common Core Mismatch
December 04 | Education Week
Laura Bornfreund
The Best Gift to Give a Kid For Christmas
December 04 | TIME Magazine
Lisa Guernsey
Jury Still Out Whether Repeating Grades Can Improve Reading
October 01 | The Orlando Sentinel
Laura Bornfreund
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Policy Papers

Reforming Head Start
Maggie Severns
December 11, 2012
Counting Kids and Tracking Funds in Pre-K and Kindergarten
Lisa Guernsey
Alex Holt
September 18, 2012
Starting Early With English Language Learners
Maggie Severns
April 11, 2012
Watching Teachers Work
Lisa Guernsey
November 8, 2011
Getting in Sync
Laura Bornfreund
March 1, 2011
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Presentations and Resources

Comments on State of Preschool Survey 2013-2015
Lisa Guernsey
February 12, 2013
Starting Early With English Language Learners: First Lessons from Illinois
Maggie Severns
October 9, 2012
Digital Intersections
Lisa Guernsey
October 9, 2012
Federal Actions and PreK-3rd Reforms: Where, How and Why They Should Fit Together
Lisa Guernsey
June 14, 2012
More Than 'Drive-By' Observations: New Trends in Watching and Measuring Good Teaching
Lisa Guernsey
June 14, 2012
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Early Ed Events

Turnaround 2.0: Tapping the Potential of the PreK-3rd Grades to Improve Schools
Monday, January 14, 2013 - 9:00am | Washington
Speaking Up: What the Presidential Candidates Should be Saying About Child Care and Early Learning
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 12:30pm | Washington
Getting Schooled by a Third Grader
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 12:00pm | Washington
Putting Quality First
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:30pm | Washington
New America NYC: Baby Brains and Video Games
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 6:30pm | New York City
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In the News

Funding Is Crucial For Obama's Pre-Kindergarten Plan | Fort Worth Star Telegram
Lisa Guernsey
February 18, 2013
Early Education Far Short Of Goal In Obama's Speech | New York Times
Lisa Guernsey
February 13, 2013
AVAILABILITY: Education Experts Available to Discuss Proposals Made in State of the Union
Jason Delisle
Kevin Carey
Amy Laitinen
Rachel Fishman
Lisa Guernsey
February 13, 2013
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