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FCD Young Scholar to be Published in 'Applied Psycholinguistics'
FCD Young Scholar Yuuko Uchikoshi to be published in Applied Psychololinguists. Uchikoshi's paper, 'Development of Vocabulary in Spanish-speaking and Cantonese-speaking English Language Learners' examines vocabulary growth rates in first and second languages for Cantonese-speaking and Spanish-speaking English language learners from kindergarten through second grade. Read more...
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Most Oregon Kids Dont Get the Headstart They Need
This article published in the Portland Tribune describes the efforts to improve headstart programs in Oregon. September 6th, Gov. John Kitzhaber called for a new statewide push to focus on birth to five years old. Read more...
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Living on the Edge
A new report, Living on the Edge: America's Low-Earning Families, finds that 40 percent of all children - 30 million kid Read more...
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The Power of PreK-3rd
FCD has released a new case study by Paul Nyhan, The Power of PreK-3rd: How a Small Foundation Helped Push Washington State to the Forefront of the PreK-3rd Movement. Read more...
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Getting Back to Basics
In a recent Huffington Post article, Getting Back to Basics for Our Nation's Children, Bruce Lesley highlights two reports, Read more...
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Principals Critical to PreK-3rd
As more elementary school principals become responsible for children in PreKindergarten, as well as Kindergarten and the early grades, policymakers and educators are recognizing the critical importance of principals in leading effective schools that improve student achievement. Read more...
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Protecting Children in Tough Economic Times
At a recent briefing on Capitol Hill, Senator Robert Casey (D-Pennsylvania) led off a panel of researchers, grantmakers, and a journalist to discuss making children a priority during economic downturns. First Focus hosted the event as part of a series of Congressional briefings based on FCD's Child Well-Bein Read more...
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A Change in FCD Leadership
Dear Friends and Colleagues, After 26 years of service to the Foundation for Child Development, the last nine as FCD Board Chair, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale left the FCD Board on June 23, 2011. Read more...
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Nancy Folbre: Will Business Buy In to Early Childhood Education?
Economists disagree about a lot of things, but many agree that public investments in early childhood education pay off. The social benefits far exceed the social costs. Read more...
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Latest findings from Chicago Longitudinal Study published in Science Magazine
Large-scale early education linked to higher living standards and crime prevention 25 years later - Latest findings from Chicago Longitudinal Study published in Science today - Media Note: Embargoed until June 9, 1 p.m., CST Read more...
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