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Making High-Quality Early Learning a National Priority
Today, a class of preschool children at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Georgia, engaged in an interactive lesson on sizes and shapes with a special guest – President Barack Obama. The President toured the center, which … Continue reading
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In State of the Union, Obama Outlines Bold Education Proposals to Grow the Middle Class
In a State of the Union address focused on growing a strong middle class, President Obama outlined a series of bold proposals that will increase access to high-quality education. Among them were initiatives to make quality early education accessible to … Continue reading
Posted in Early Learning, Headlines, News, P-12 Reform, Schools and Community, Teachers
Tagged College Scorecard, State of the Union, STEM
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Teachers@ED: Steven Hicks, Special Assistant for Early Learning
Teaching is in Steven Hicks’ blood. Almost everyone in his immediate family – including his mother, father, and all of his seven younger sisters – has either taught or teaches today. And Hicks is no exception. “I didn’t decide I … Continue reading
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Investing Early: One of the Smartest Things We Can Do
“This is an important moment in our effort to build a world-class education system in America,” Secretary Duncan said this morning at a White House event to announce the winners of the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC). Duncan … Continue reading
Our Children Can’t Wait: New Regulations Increase Accountability and Boost Quality in Head Start
Cross-posted from the White House blog. We know that the first years of our children’s lives are critical. That’s when the most rapid development happens in their brains and when they pick up the social, emotional, and academic skills that will … Continue reading
Making Early Connections in Erie
ERIE- Second stop for Secretary Duncan on the 2011 “Education and the Economy” bus tour: the Early Connections pre-K Learning Center. Here the Secretary participated in a roundtable discussion about early childhood education with Senator Bob Casey, Pennsylvania state educators, … Continue reading
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Back-to-School Bus Heads to the Great Lakes
During last week’s #AskArne Twitter Town Hall, Sarah, a third grade teacher, asked if it is possible for Arne to “tour and sponsor real town halls with educators.” This week, ED announced that Secretary Duncan and his senior staff will … Continue reading
Posted in Back to School Tour 2011, Civil Rights, Early Learning, ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, Innovation, Join the Conversation, Labor-Management, Listening Tour, News, P-12 Reform, Promise Neighborhoods, Race to the Top, Rural, Schools and Community, Science and Math (STEM), Standards and assessments, Teacher Practitioner, Teachers, Teaching Profession, Turnaround Schools
Tagged Arne Duncan, Bus Tour, EDTour11
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Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge Application Released
“Successful early learning programs are not just about education but about the whole child – including their physical and emotional health,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on a conference call this afternoon with U.S. Health and Human Services … Continue reading
Arne Joins Senator Harkin in Iowa to Highlight Early Learning
“I don’t even use the word ‘preschool’ any longer, because I think education starts at birth,” explained Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) yesterday at an early childhood education event in Des Moines, Iowa. Harkin, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor … Continue reading
Posted in Early Learning, Headlines, News, Race to the Top
Tagged Arne Duncan, Early Learning, Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, Senate
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A Major Investment in Helping Students Get Off on the Right Foot
“Investing in early learning is one of the smartest things we can do as a nation,” said Secretary Arne Duncan earlier this morning at a town hall meeting with US Human and Health Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to announce a … Continue reading