EarlyStories - Commentary on Coverage of Children’s Learning (Pre-K and the Work Force)

Welcome to EarlyStories, a weblog written (mostly) by Richard Lee Colvin, the director of the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, Teachers College, Columbia University. It contains commentary on coverage of issues (in newspapers, magazines, television, radio, blogs) related to early childhood education, broadly defined, inside and outside of schools, preschools, subway cars, living rooms and the dining table.

Pre-K and the Work Force

Posted by Richard Lee Colvin on February 8, 2007 9:31 PM

Editorial in the Akron Beacon-Journal called on new Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to invest more money in the state's Early Learning Initiative. The editorial said "Preschool is a 20-year workforce development plan."

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paul baker:

In a discussion of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's proposed education budget, Wisconsin Center for Education Research Director Adam Gamoran says research shows high-quality child care early in life leads to students who will be more likely to graduate from high school, go to college, and avoid trouble with the law (Wisconsin State Journal, 11 February).

Posted by paul baker | February 16, 2007 12:39 PM

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