- New Studies to Inform Action
August 13, 2010
Four universities joined with UCLA’s Civil Rights Project to release nine studies relevant to the effective education of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona.
- Preschool extras are another casualty of Christie budget
August 13, 2010
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board.
- N.J.‘s new eligiblity rules for summer educational programs to save $7M, make system more ‘equitable’
August 13, 2010
On his last day of pre-kindergarten, Misael Rivas left his classroom at the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center in Union City heartbroken.
- School Funding Cuts Claim Another Victim: Full-Day Kindergarten
August 13, 2010
By Sarah Garland.
- PreK-3rd: Putting Full-Day Kindergarten in the Middle
August 13, 2010
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 Century P-20 education system.
- New Jersey tightening rules on free PreK
August 11, 2010
Misael Rivas is a skinny four-year-old with big eyes and a big personality that sometimes gets him in trouble at his preschool, the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center in Union City, N.J. His favorite things are fire trucks, table saws, and, despite the occasional call home from his teacher about misbehavior, going to school.
- More than 1 in 5 kids live in poverty
August 11, 2010
The 2010 Child Well-Being Index (CWI) gets press in USA Today.
- Annual Child Well-Being Index (CWI): New Lows for Children
August 11, 2010
Impact of the Great Recession on Children The 2010 annual release of the FCD Child Well-Being Index (CWI) is the first report offering comprehensive data on the impact of the Great Recession on American children’s quality-of-life.