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Young Scholars Focus on Children of Immigrants at APPAM
December 19, 2011 / Learning Curve
FCD Young Scholars and FCD Board Member, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, presented their policy relevant research at the 33rd Annual Fall Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) in Washington, DC in November 2011. Read more...
Investing in Children AND Parents
December 12, 2011 / Learning Curve
FCD's Dual-Generation Strategy combines children's high-quality early education (PreK-3rd) with their parents' participation in high-quality sectoral workforce development. Read more...
On the Map
December 5, 2011 / Learning Curve
FCD has launched our PreK-3rd Map to recognize states "on the path" to creating a well-aligned, high-quality primary education system or PreK-3rd. Read more...
PreK-3rd Data Resource Center
November 17, 2011 / Learning Curve
The PreK-3rd Data Resource Center provides access to six longitudinal Read more...
Facing the Facts
November 11, 2011 / Learning Curve
Children have the highest poverty rates of any other age groups in the U.S. Their share of the federal budget is projected to drop from 11 percent in 2010 to 8 percent in 2020, as additional funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) ends and mandated spending, especially for Social Security and Medicare, rises. Read more...
Making a Case for PreK-3rd Alignment
November 8, 2011 / Learning Curve
At the Advocates for Children of New Jersey's (ACNJ) Third Annual PreK-3rd Leadership Conference, Sharon Ritchie of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presented, " Read more...
Strategies at Work
October 26, 2011 / Learning Curve
On Thursday October 27, 2011, the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children (WAEYC) will hold its 35th Annual Conference to focus on best practices in PreK-3rd education. Read more...
Thinking Ahead of the Curve
October 21, 2011 / Learning Curve
After 15 years as President and CEO of the Foundation for Child Development (FCD), Ruby Takanishi has announced her departure in 2012. Read more...
A Work in Progress
October 11, 2011 / Learning Curve
We are excited to introduce The FCD PreK-3rd Map. Read more...
Children's Quality of Life
October 7, 2011 / Learning Curve
This summer, the Federal Forum on Child and Family Statistics released America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011. Read more...

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