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- Roots of Decline: How Government Policy Has De-Educated Teachers of Young Children
June 18, 2010 Dan Bellm and Marcy Whitebook document how federal policy on child care and early education led to a decline in wages and education among staff in early childhood programs.
- Core Knowledge for PreK-3 Teaching: 10 Components of Effective Instruction
June 18, 2010 The Foundation for Child Development’s Advancing PreK-3rd Series No. 5 Michael Sadowski outlines what experts identify as core knowledge for the ten areas of high-quality PK-3 teaching: Knowledge of Child Development; Methods for Teaching Diverse Children; Use of Multiple Forms of Assessment; Organization of Learning Environments; Curriculum Design That Helps Children Make Connections; Strategic Use of Resources and Technologies; Parent and Family Outreach; Professional Collaboration and Development; Reflection for Enhanced Teaching; and Vertical Alignment.
- Carrots and Sticks: New Jersey’s Effort To Create a Qualified PK-3 Workforce
June 17, 2010 The Foundation for Child Development’s Advancing PreK-3rd Series No. 6 Rutgers University researchers Sharon Ryan and Carrie Lobman show how New Jersey established a set of mandates supported by incentives to upgrade the qualifications of the PK-3 teaching workforce in the state’s poorest school districts.
- Teacher Quality in Grades PreK-3rd: Challenges and Options
June 17, 2010 The New America Foundation recommends that Congress expand NCLB to cover Prekindergarten teachers.
- Ready to Teach?: Providing Children With the Teachers They Deserve
June 17, 2010 To reframe the debate about what constitutes a highly qualified teacher, the Foundation for Child Development invited a group of education leaders to participate in a round table discussion about what teachers should know and be able to do. The result, Bridging Two Worlds: PK-3 Teachers As Architects of Children’s Learning, is the centerpiece of the Foundation’s 2006 Annual Report.
- Preparing Early Childhood Teachers to Successfully Educate All Children
June 17, 2010 Two papers from the Erikson Institute show that state-based teacher preparation standards and teacher education programs do not adequately address the developmental and educational needs of diverse groups of children.
- From Capitols to Classrooms, Policies to Practice: State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten on the Classroom Level
June 15, 2010 This report on the Characteristics of Teachers in State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs is the first in a series examining state-funded pre-Kindergarten programs on the ground from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER).
- Challenges Associated With Preparing Early Childhood Educators Of Hispanic Students
June 15, 2010 The National Task Force on Early Childhood Education of Hispanics describes how the requirements of Prekindergarten teachers vary by setting.