Back in 1995, Walter Gilliam of the Yale Child Study Center published a report documenting the problem of expulsions from preschool. The concept was so eyeopening--we usually associate expulsions with kids like the drug corner kids featured in the fourth season of HBO's brilliant show "The Wire"--it generated lots and lots of headlines. Now Gilliam has put out a new report that focuses on what can be done to help preschool teachers better cope with the needs of disruptive young children. The report, which was supported by the Foundation for Child Development, suggests reducing the size of preschool classes, bringing in mental health professionals as a resource, and giving teachers time for breaks may all be helpful.

Was glad to see that many newspapers picked up on the follow up report. Read stories in The Courant of Hartford by Arielle Levin Becker, the Plain Dealer of Cleveland by Angela Townsend, the Los Angeles Times by Carla Rivera, and Lori Higgins in the Detroit Free Press.