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Early Childhood

Examining the push to get kids starting school strong.

Chicago
In the second year of statewide assessment, three out of four Illinois children still aren’t kindergarten ready
By Catherine Henderson
June 25, 2019
Tennessee
Funding approval will save 1,000 pre-K seats in Memphis
By Jacinthia Jones
June 24, 2019
Chicago
After yearlong delay, Chicago’s plan for gifted children heads to new school board
By Cassie Walker Burke
June 24, 2019
Colorado
Many eligible families don’t use the Denver Preschool Program. The new CEO wants to change that.
By Ann Schimke
June 21, 2019
Chicago
Greg Jacobs made a film about early learning. He met exhausted parents and underpaid providers.
By Catherine Henderson
June 20, 2019
Indiana
Children who go to preschool are better prepared for kindergarten. But is that enough?
By Emma Kate Fittes, IndyStar
June 20, 2019
New York
Jamaal Bowman, Bronx principal and vocal opt-out supporter, launches primary challenge for Congress
By Christina Veiga
June 18, 2019
Chicago
As citizenship question swirls, Illinois early childhood advocates gear up for another census challenge
By Catherine Henderson
June 18, 2019
Chicago
lllinois weighs how to rebuild child care program that saw exodus of children, caregivers
By Cassie Walker Burke
June 18, 2019
Colorado
There’s an app for that: How two rural counties reached more kids with developmental delays
By Ann Schimke
June 14, 2019
New York
Pre-K, school social workers in forefront of negotiations as NYC nears a budget deal
By Alex Zimmerman, Reema Amin
June 13, 2019
Detroit
Defusing tantrums, tying laces, and changing young lives — while living under the poverty line
By Koby Levin
June 13, 2019
Chicago
A law made it harder to expel Illinois preschoolers. But it’s been slow to catch on.
By Cassie Walker Burke
June 12, 2019
New York
As battle for higher pre-K wages continues, NYC pushes back deadline for contracts
By Reema Amin
June 11, 2019
Indiana
‘Lost opportunity’: Most 4-year-olds are left out of Indiana’s preschool expansion
By Stephanie Wang
June 11, 2019