by Beth Holmes | Jun 13, 2022 | News, Other
The Defense Department is in the preschool business, with a curriculum called Early Learning Matters. There are an estimated 1.7 million children of active duty members currently in the United States. These children are three times more likely to move or have their...
by Sarah Green | Aug 2, 2017 | News, Student Issues
America is failing its kids when it comes to early education. One of the best practices that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has identified for educational success is an early start, and in this arena, the United States falls...
by Sarah Green | Jan 23, 2017 | Student Issues
Ever wonder if there’s a way to predict how well you’ll do in your career? Turns out the earliest days of your life can have an extensive impact on what the rest of your life will look like—including your job prospects. In Professor James Heckman’s recent study, The...
by Sarah Green | Jan 2, 2017 | News, Student Issues
Early childhood education, for those familiar with it, is of immense value, but to many people, it doesn’t seem to work out that way. Quality early childhood programs are expensive, and budgets have to get cut somewhere, right? But the same people who might support...
by Sarah Green | Dec 19, 2016 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
Letting kids win at games might actually be bad for them. According to new research from Amherst College, rigging a game so that young children always win prevents them from developing the skills necessary to formulate judgments about those skills. Essentially, if...
