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Want a stronger workforce? Make reading initiatives multigenerational

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Learning to read is a lifelong process, and our efforts should aim to improve standards and outcomes at all stages of life, embracing a longitudinal perspective. NAEP long-term trends data also show that average scores for 13-year-old students in 2022 declined 4 points in reading from the previous assessment report in 2020.

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Federal Government Launches First-of-Its-Kind Center for Early Childhood Workforce

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Chrishana Lloyd, a research scholar at Child Trends, will be heading up the ECE Workforce Center’s research efforts. The outcomes were the result of many years of effort, advocacy and coalition building, Lloyd notes. They leave for K-12 or other educational systems that will pay them a fair wage and provide benefits.”

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With little federal support for families, states are stepping up  

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Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning.? Poor early experiences can also impact health later on, educational outcomes and graduation rates, she added. Subscribe today!

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Latest NWEA Research Shows K12 Educational Gaps Still Wide, but Show Signs of Stabilizing

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The research, Learning during COVID-19: An update on student achievement and growth at the start of the 2021-22 school year , is the third in a series of research briefs by NWEA focused on understanding how the pandemic has affected student reading and mathematics outcomes.

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Can you take algebra in eighth grade? In many cases, the answer is no

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The new survey data doesn’t look at whether tracking helps or hurts students’ math outcomes. That could shortchange kids who don’t have a parent who can step in and do that kind of advocacy, Kaufman noted.

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Aspen Institute’s Newest Ascend Fellows Represent a Tightening Focus on Early Childhood

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This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. I’m passionate about the work I do,” Around Him says.

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Experts call for an end to online preschool programs

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Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. The earlier the data extraction, the more valuable it’ll appear for predictions of later outcomes.”. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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