Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
July 26, 2022
Via: Ed SurgeAs a child, I was taught that sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. The truth is that society has changed. However, our mainstream education and societal training practices have not. The future of […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
June 29, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsThe North Carolina Education Corps (NCEC) will partner with Littera Education to support and improve reading outcomes for thousands of North Carolina students who need to get back on track after more than two years of learning interruptions. Launched as […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
June 8, 2022
Via: ScienceDailyChildren who move while learning sounds of letters significantly improve their ability to recognize individual letter sounds. This is the conclusion of a new study conducted by the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and Denmark’s National […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary, Secondary Education
May 23, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsAn overwhelming majority of educators polled in a new survey say they believe students achieve success when schools make whole child learning a priority. Ninety-one percent of teachers participating in education nonprofit Gradient Learning’s national survey, say they believe students […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
May 11, 2022
Via: K-12 DiveThe early grades are an important period for seeding socialization and social development, where educators can integrate lessons and activities that can support both academic and social growth. Maurice Elias, professor of psychology at Rutgers University and director of the […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
April 26, 2022
Via: K-12 DiveA decades-long push to create capacity for universal access to preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds was stunted by the pandemic, but the impact may have been much worse without federal rescue funds, according to speakers on a virtual press […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary, Secondary Education
April 26, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsThe summer of 2022 brings changes to school meal requirements for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, as school nutrition programs transition from pandemic-era flexibilities—such as loosened restrictions around food preparation and packaging—back to pre-pandemic requirements. […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
January 21, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsThe next few years could be a turning point for those of us involved in early education, and even for education in general. As part of the American Families Plan, President Biden is aiming to set aside $200 billion to […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
January 4, 2022
Via: Ed SurgeThroughout my 20 years in the field of early childhood development, in the classroom and as a kids’ show host, I have observed that a young child in focused, self-guided, open-ended play is like a lucid dreamer. Consider how our […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
December 16, 2021
Via: Education NextSenate Democrats are planning a vote on a version of President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion “Build Back Better” bill sometime in the coming weeks or months. The Democratic House has already passed its version of the bill, which includes over […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
December 3, 2021
Via: K-12 DiveThe communities of practice aim to help school systems build capacity to implement interventions so the efforts best address students’ needs. State education systems were invited to apply to participate. “Students across the country have felt the impact of school […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
November 29, 2021
Via: K-12 DiveSpending on preschool programs surpassed $9 billion for the first time in 2019-20 across 44 states that funded preschool and Washington, D.C., according to a separate report by the National Institute for Early Education Research. Leading up to this time […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
November 17, 2021
Via: K-12 DiveThe report emphasizes the importance of early childhood education, especially during the pandemic, when it says “child care was more readily acknowledged as essential to the economy.” The pandemic heavily exacerbated teacher shortages. Education organizations wrote to Congressional leaders drawing […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
October 27, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeThe early childhood education system in the United States is fundamentally broken. In a sector that rarely sees quality, affordability and availability offered in the same place, that is more a statement of fact than it is a subjective viewpoint. […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
October 22, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsIf I had one teaching tool at my disposal in a classroom besides pencils, papers, and books, it would be an educational robot. A robot is the single most engaging learning tool I’ve used with students. It appeals to children […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
October 5, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsFive years ago, we had about 900 students in our K-5 elementary school, with roughly 40 percent of them either eligible for free or reduced lunch. Being in a geographic area that’s challenged by generational poverty and other socioeconomic issues, […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
September 8, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsThere is an oft-cited parable in children’s mental health about two individuals fishing on the banks of a river. In the midst of their outing, they notice a child in the middle of the river, struggling to stay afloat and […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
June 22, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeThe clock is ticking in Washington, D.C. By the end of 2023, workers who teach the littlest learners in the nation’s capital will be required to have advanced credentials in early childhood education. For some teachers, this feels like pressure. […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
June 9, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsLexia Learning, a Cambium Learning Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia Core5 Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. Lexia PowerUp Literacy (PowerUp) has also been approved for intervention courses in grades six […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies, Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
June 7, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsMath. Social studies. Science. There’s no shortage of important topics the U.S. education system imparts on our youth. And yet, there is a set of skills that’s not given enough attention in the classroom: Executive functioning. Executive functioning is the […]