Staying Close Through Books

It was a power struggle — and I was losing. My fourth-grader, an excellent reader, had her nose immersed not in the classics I'd carefully preserved from my own childhood, nor in the Newbery Award-winners I'd rushed to buy,...

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Early Childhood Teachers: Do Qualifications Matter?

What kind of teacher qualifications result in good outcomes for very young children? Georgia's longitudinal study of its pre-kindergarten program points toward some answers. Included: Highlights of a report on the Georgia pre-K program

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