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The Next Step in Systems-Building

Education Policy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:44:00 -0500

Today, preschool and other services for young children are delivered through what is widely recognized as a non-system, with programs like child care, pre-kindergarten, special education services and Head Start operating in separate policy silos, each with differing objectives and different funding streams. This uneven and uncoordinated character of early childhood policy can impede access, quality, and return on investment to these programs. Indeed, stories of avoidable dysfunction-of low-income parents who are unaware that their child

NRC Urges Greater Focus on Preschool Math | Education Week

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:03:00 -0400

Christina Satkowski, a program associate in education policy at the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, said interest in ...

Alexandria to Pitch for Early Education Funds | Washington Examiner

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:03:00 -0400

Christina Satkowski, a program associate with the New America Foundation’s Education Policy Program, said it was important to increase toddlers’ access to pre-kindergarten programs such as Head Start.

With so many pre-K education programs available now, though, “finding ways to coordinate all these programs is very important,” she said.

New America Releases Video on Effective School Reform that Features Montgomery County Schools

Communications — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:41:00 -0400

Today the New America Foundation's Early Education Initiative released a short (7 min) video, "Fighting Fade-Out Through PreK-3rd Reform," which makes the case for comprehensive PreK-3rd reforms that begin with high-quality early childhood education programs and build on the benefits of those programs through the elementary school years and beyond.

A Stimulus for Second-Generation QRIS

Communications — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:48:00 -0400

Washington, D.C. -- Today, the New America Foundation's Early Education Initiative released an issue brief, "A Stimulus for Second-Generation QRIS," which outlines how states can build ratings systems that assess and improve quality in the nation's preschools, child care centers, and family-based care settings. This report comes at a critical time, as the states are beginning to receive stimulus funds, which could be used to support the creation or improvement of these rating systems.

A Stimulus for Second-Generation QRIS

Education Policy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:03:00 -0400

On April 1, 2009, the states began to receive education and child care funds appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, or "the stimulus").^[1] Child care advocates in several states have urged policymakers to use some of the stimulus funds to launch or expand a statewide Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) for providers of early childhood education and care.