In The News

The Early Years Institute brings you the latest articles and research on early learning, child care, parenting, and play. Please check here regularly for updates.

• "American Education: A National Katrina"; article by Judy Lightfoot, Crosscut.com, 02.12.10
• "Despite Spending Freeze, Obama Invests in Children"; article by First Focus, 02.04.10
• "Playing to Learn"; article by Susan Engel, New York Times, 02.02.10
• "Preschools Add Brush-and-Spit to Day"; article in The New York Times, 01.29.10 (PDF)
• President Obama Previews Initiatives for Middle Class Families; White House press release, 01.25.10
• "Top 5 Myths About Early Childhood Attachment"; article from "This Emotional Life", PBS website, 01.15.10
• "Mending the Patchwork"; child care report from the Empire Justice Center, 01.13.10 (PDF)
• "The State of the Kid", report from Highlights magazine, 1.12.10 (PDF)
• Head Start Impact Study -- Final Report, January 2010 (PDF)
• Public Expenditures on Children through 2008; report from the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, January 2010 (PDF)
• "Generation M2 – Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year Olds"; Kaiser Family Foundation Study, January 2010 (PDF)
• "Why Are Young Children Missed So Often in the Census?"; by Dr. William P. O'Hare, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, December 2009
• "Studying Young Minds, and How to Teach Them"; article by Benedict Carey, New York Times, 12.21.09
• "Redshirting: When Should Children Start Kindergarten?"; article posted by Amy Graff on sfgate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle, 12.17.09
• "Scholastic Names the Decade's Ten Big Ideas in Education"; press release from Scholastic published on CNNMoney.com; 12.16.09
• "FY10 Funding for Federal Early Ed Programs"; article by Sara Mead, New America Foundation, 12.15.09
• "Grandpa Does More than Babysit"; article by Michael Winerip, New York Times, 12.13.09
• "BrightStars Program Evaluates R.I. Child-care Providers"; staff report, The Providence Journal, 12.10.09
• "Clashing Data Bombards New Parents as Old-School Ideas Fall by the Wayside"; article by Mackenzie Carpenter of the Washington Post, published in post-gazette.com, 12.06.09
• "Study Finds Interdistrict Choice Closing Achievement Gap"; blog by Lesli Maxwell, Education Week.org, 11.13.09
• "What Kindergarten Readiness means to Kindergarten Teachers"; blog by Lisa Guernsey, New American Foundation, 11.02.09
• "Immigrant Children Lost in Education Reform"; Q&A with Ruby Takanishi, president and CEO of Foundation for Child Development, New American Media, 10.28.09
• "On the Cusp in California: How Pre-K Strategies Could Improve Education in the Golden State"; white paper by Linda Jacobson, New America Foundation, Oct. 2009
• "Poverty and Potential: Out-of-School Factors and School Success"; report by David C. Berliner, Arizona State University, March 2009