Judge Michael Robinson has found that the state budget passed last year underfunds a comprehensive remedial plan (CRP) in the long-running Leandro case by about $785 million — or about half of what was necessary to comply with a judicial...
Katie Walden’s son’s part-time preschool closed for the day Monday. That’s one small bit of a large string of disruptions to her family’s routine and budget because of a lack of affordable, high-quality early childhood learning options. “To say that...
Population projections in North Carolina suggest that the state’s residents will become more racially and ethnically diverse in coming decades, with the non-Hispanic white majority expected to shrink to just 52% in 2050, down from 61% in 2020. One of...
A recent study, capturing the attention of early childhood education advocates and naysayers alike, found that a randomized group of students who attended free, public pre-kindergarten programs in Tennessee were performing worse than their peers who mostly did not attend pre-K. ...
Three principles: COVID is here to stay; the vaccine is our best available tool; we must prioritize the holistic wellbeing of children. ...
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