What's New
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New PreK-3rd Data Available!
The PreK-3rd Data Resource Center at the University of Michigan Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides access to eight longitudinal Read more...
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Long-Term Effects of Oklahoma's Universal PreK Program
Oklahoma is one of three states in the nation to offer free voluntary PreKindergarten, since 1998, to all children in participating school districts. Read more...
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How Will Early Ed Fit Into New District-Level Race to the Top?
If school districts want to win between $15 million and $25 million in the next Race to the Top competition, they will have to focus on personalized learning, according to draft guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Education today. They will also need to come up with a way to link student performance to the evaluation of teachers and school leaders, such as principals. Read more...
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FCD's Top Ten!
Since the launch of our redesigned web site in August 2009, FCD and its grantees have posted over 300 reports, research articles, briefs, case studies, and other materials on the FCD web site. Of those resources, the "top ten" most downloaded are listed below. Take a look and revisit our high demand resources! Read more...
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Lessons for K-12 Education from the Field of Early Childhood
A new report by Robert C. Pianta, Implementing Observation Protocols: Lessons for K-12 Education from the Field of Early Childhood, provides insights about assessing teachers and classrooms across the PreK-3rd grade continuum. Read more...
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Study: Children From Black Immigrant Families on Rise
Children of immigrant families from Africa and the Caribbean made up about 12 percent of the black population in the U.S. in 2009, according to a report released in April.The growing population of children from black immigrant families represents an overall rise of immigration by African and Caribbean families to the U.S., increasing by 92 percent between 2000 and 2009. Read more...
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Young Children in Black Immigrant Families
There are 1.3 million children in Black immigrant families in the United States, most with parents from Africa and the Caribbean. The Children account for 11 percent of all Black children in America and represent a rapidly growing segment of the U.S. population; yet they remain neglected by research. Read more...
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A Dual-Generation Strategy: Using Technology to Support Learning for Children and for Families
In the paper, A Dual-Generation Strategy: Using Technology to Support Learning for Children and Families, FCD Young Scholar, Ariel Kalil finds that recent advances in technology and innovation hold great promise for promoting dual-generational educational skills. Read more...
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Preparing Teachers for the Early Grades
Imagine a new teacher—Emily. She just graduated from a four-year university with an elementary education degree and a K–5 teaching license. Most of her field experiences were in 3rd through 5th grade classrooms, and her student teaching was in 4th grade. But Emily is offered a position in a 1st grade classroom. She is a little nervous about teaching children so young, but she accepts the job. "How different can it be?" she thinks to herself. Read more...
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Title I - Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Starting in PreK
The US Department of Education has released new guidance documents on the use of Read more...
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