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Early kindergarten on the upswing

On March 15, state lawmakers in a joint meeting of two legislative committees briefly discussed significant growth in the number of students under the age of 5 who have been admitted to... Read more »

A new way to pick the best school for your child

When parents look for information to help them choose a good elementary or secondary school for their child, they often turn to a variety of sources online. For instance, they may check... Read more »

President Biden’s plan for free universal preschool – 5 questions answered

From New York City to Washington, D.C. and Oklahoma to Colorado, a handful of U.S. cities and states have opted to fund universal preschool for their youngest residents. That benefit may soon be available to every 3-year-old and 4-year-old... Read more »

Longer school days and years remain rare as schools fight learning loss with optional time

When students returned to Ermel Elementary School this school year, the calendar looked a lot different. The high-poverty Houston school added 30 school days, creating a 210-day school year that began in... Read more »

Nova Scotia’s shift to publicly funded early learning and child care won’t be easy, but it’s critical

On Jan. 14, as part of the Canada-wide early learning and child care agreement, Nova Scotia announced a reduction in child-care fees by 25 per cent retroactive from Jan. 1, 2022 and other related changes... Read more »

Ballot initiative would expand Colorado’s open records law to include school curriculum

Colorado voters could get a chance to decide if school curriculum should be available to the public under the state’s open records law if a recently-filed initiative is approved for the 2022 ballot.... Read more »

Colorado is reshaping early childhood. Some school districts are nervous.

As Colorado prepares to launch free universal preschool, lawmakers are taking up legislation that could reshape Colorado’s early childhood landscape and reverberate for decades to come. Many advocates and early educators laud... Read more »

Years of planning haven’t spared Aurora from angst over closing schools

With students leaving one side of Aurora and new students showing up on the opposite end of the city, the Aurora school district needed a new plan to rearrange classroom space. It... Read more »

Despite pushback, Colorado will enforce K-3 teacher training on reading as planned

Colorado will stick to an August deadline for early elementary teachers to complete mandatory training on how to teach reading, despite pushback from some school district leaders about burdensome reporting requirements. Most... Read more »

With masks optional, NYC schools react with shrugs, enthusiasm, and sometimes fear

With New York City’s mask mandate ending for most public school students on Monday, Matt Brownstein began his day shuttling to a handful of classrooms to help students think through some of... Read more »