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Early Learning
March 4, 2015
Middle-class families get little help in paying for early care
As preschool costs rise, so does stress on middle-income families.
Michael Collier
January 19, 2015
California creates system for rating early childhood centers
For the first time in California, thousands of early-learning centers across the state, from preschools to licensed child-care centers and homes, are in the process of implementing a common system to rate the quality of their programs.
Michael Collier
December 30, 2014
Early ed: Fast-growing field, slow-growing pay
Early childhood workers, such as day care providers and preschool teachers, have not seen substantial increases in wages in the past 25 years, though expectations for their educational attainment have increased.
Erin Brownfield
December 15, 2014
Obama says preschool an economic investment
Backed by a new report from his Council of Economic Advisers, President Barack Obama is framing his push for universal preschool and early education as an economic issue that will yield extraordinary financial benefits not only to children and parents, but to the nation as a whole.
Louis Freedberg
December 10, 2014
Obama announces $1 billion for preschool
Making a case that strong early education is vital for both personal and national prosperity, President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a package of more than $1 billion in federal and private funding to expand preschool and other early childhood programs across the United States.