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Initiative Focuses on Early Learning Programs |
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Original Source | The New York Times
By Sam Dillon, Saturday September 19, 2009
Tucked away in an $87 billion higher education bill that passed the House last week was a broad new federal initiative aimed not at benefiting college students, but at raising quality in the early learning and care programs that serve children from birth through age 5.
The initiative, the Early Learning Challenge Fund, would channel $8 billion over eight years to states with plans to improve standards, training and oversight of programs serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
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Bridge achievement gap early, Multnomah County study urges |
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Original Source | The Oregonian
By Kimberly Melton, Wednesday February 25, 2009
New research indicates prevention helps Portland's African American students more than intervention
By the time African American students reach third grade, most are behind in their studies compared with white kids in Portland. They rarely catch up. A new local study suggests the best way to narrow the gap is to nip it in the bud before it begins.
The idea isn't new, but the study of Multnomah County school data recommends what would be a shift in addressing the achievement gap: focusing more on prevention than intervention -- and starting the prevention even earlier.
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Original Source | West Linn Tidings
By Rebecca Mayer, Thursday February 19, 2009
More than 60 school buses lined the mall in front of the state capitol on Monday. They carried the bulk of the crowd of 5,000 parents, educators and students to the Stand for Children rally that called upon legislators to keep budget cuts away from education.
The state is facing a $500 to $800 million shortfall in this budget cycle and anticipates another $2 billion loss in the next biennium. The downturn is forcing some school districts to consider a shorter school year.
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Education backers lobby legislators to avoid cuts |
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Original Source | The Oregonian
By Betsy Hammond, Thursday February 12, 2009
Supporters of schools, universities and Head Start programs urged lawmakers Wednesday to spare those programs from steep budget cuts this spring, pointing out that education is an economic engine for the state.
Education, from preschool through grad school, provides jobs for those who work in the field while helping spawn a better-educated work force, its champions testified.
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