Summer research program opens doors to science careers
A summer internship program at one of the nation’s premier biomedical research labs puts high school and college students on the front lines of cutting-edge medical research.
Are principals prepared to evaluate pre-K teachers?
As New York City expands its pre-K offerings, questions of how best to train principals and evaluate teachers have taken on new urgency.
With two weeks until expanded after-school launch, de Blasio emphasizes the stakes
Mayor Bill de Blasio knows what will happen if middle schoolers don’t find after-school programs worthwhile. They’ll vote with their feet, and stop showing up.
As New York City seeks out new pre-K teachers, a training challenge grows
A longstanding body of research shows that high-quality prekindergarten programs help children succeed in school and in life — a driving force behind the city’s unprecedented expansion of pre-K this year. But high-quality programs depend on high-quality teachers, and getting educators ready for the new programs is requiring a herculean effort.
California bill promotes year-round learning programs
California legislators have passed a law that gives priority for federal after-school funding to schools that also have summer programs as a way to promote year-round learning. The bill also sets new quality standards for all out-of-school programs in the state.
Indianapolis’s Ballard takes aim at tax questions about preschool plan
As in many places, expanding preschool access hinges on funding in Indianapolis, and Mayor Greg Ballard is facing hard questions about how he plans to add more learning time for the city’s youngest students.
Talking summer learning loss with PhillyCAM
The Notebook is part of a citywide effort to build awareness of the problem of summer learning loss and how to combat it.
A citywide push on literacy — Read by 4th — has its official launch
A new campaign across Philadelphia to ensure that more students read on grade level is emphasizing the importance of early education, parent involvement, and efforts to combat summer slide.
New Memphis school uses home visits to build parent-teacher communication
Memphis Rise Academy and several other schools in the city started the year a week late — but with ties already built between parents and teachers that school leaders say should make communication during the rest of the year more effective.
Fariña at summer learning event: Books are the answer to everything
Students from seven middle schools and three community-based centers were at the event with New York City Chancellor Carmen Fariña to celebrate the end of a reading pilot program called SummerSail, which aims to stem the “learning loss” that affects many students from low-income families when school is out.