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New Studies to Inform Action

Four universities joined with UCLA's Civil Rights Project to release nine studies relevant to the effective education of English Language Learners (ELLs) in ...

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PreK-3rd: Putting Full-Day Kindergarten in the Middle

A new FCD Policy to Action Brief, PreK-3rd: Putting Full-Day Kindergarten in the Middle, calls for Full-Day-Kindergarten (FDK) to be an integral part of a 21st ...

PreK-3rd in Montgomery County

Lessons in Early Learning

This report by Geoff Marietta provides an overview of how Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland developed a successful PreK-12th Grade public education system by using local and federal ...