Tag: Early childhood education
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Huff Post: Native American Child Reportedly Sent Home From School Because Of Long Hair
A Native American child was reportedly sent home early from his first day of Kindergarten last week because officials said his long hair conflicted with the school’s dress code. Malachi Wilson, 5, does not receive haircuts because it is against his religion as a member of the Navajo Nation, the child’s mother told a local…
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Harkin, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to High-Quality Early Learning Programs
Here is the news release. A snippet: The early childhood education proposal is a 10-year initiative to expand and improve early learning opportunities for children across the birth to age 5 continuum. The bill would fund preschool for 4-year old children from families earning below 200% of the federal poverty level, and encourage states to spend…
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NYT – Language Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K
The New York Times highlighted a study that was recently done on the language gap between children that come from wealthy families and those that come from families with lower income. The article is here. A quote: President Obama has called for the federal government to match state money to provide preschool for all 4-year-olds…