pre-K

OSSE’s budget robs the cradle

by Anonymous on April 27, 2011

Last week, the D.C. Council held a hearing on the budget for the Office of the State Superintendent for Education. This was after the agency held a public briefing session for advocates and providers on to answer questions about its budget. Unfortunately, very few of our questions were answered in either of these public forums. (Read our testimony.)

OSSE’s budget is filled with things that just don't add  up.

The Yin and the Yang of preschool

by Tulli Dobler on March 29, 2011

There has been a lot of talk in the past week in light of a recent Slate article by Alison Gopnik titled “Why Preschool Shouldn’t Be Like School.” (Read the article here.)

Making "universal" meaningful for all children

by Tulli Dobler on March 16, 2011

Last week I had the privilege of attending DCAEYC’s meet and greet with Mayor Gray. While I am always excited to attend any event pertaining to early care and education, I was particularly excited to hear what the mayor had to say.

We've reached universal Pre-K, now what?

by Anonymous on February 28, 2011

In the District, there has been a much-needed focus in recent years on expanding access to early education – preschool and Pre-K – for all children, a key component of Mayor Gray’s Birth to 24 agenda. While he was chairman of the D.C. Council, Mayor Gray spearheaded legislation mandating universal Pre-K for all three- and four-year- olds by 2014. And shortly after he won the election, he announced that D.C. was the first “state” to achieve this goal – four years ahead of schedule!

The inevitable preschool potty lesson

by Tulli Dobler on February 01, 2011

 

DCPS out-of-boundary Pre-K lottery is now open!

by Anonymous on January 28, 2011

If you have a preschool aged-child and live in the District, note that the lottery period for DCPS Pre-K (3- and 4-year-olds) is now open. It's time to shop around and find a school that works best for you and your child.

Here's more information on the lottery process: http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/ 

Have we reached universal Pre-K in the District?

by Anonymous on October 18, 2010

At his town hall meetings across the city, D.C. Council Chairman and presumed-Mayor-Elect Vincent Gray has been touting a key achievement in early childhood education. According to Gray, D.C. has reached the milestone of universal public Pre-K four years ahead of schedule.

Update: Quality indicators for Pre-K

by Anonymous on September 09, 2010

This morning I had the opportunity to attend a demonstration of a new assessment tool for Pre-K developed by the AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation, hosted by the Fight for Children and the Early Childhood Academy Public Charter School.

What does quality Pre-K look like?

by Anonymous on September 08, 2010

A late announcement: Tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Fight For Children and the AppleTree Institute for Education innovation are offering a free session to demonstrate a new observational tool for preschool and Pre-K called Quality Indicators. The tool was developed with support from the DC Partnership for Early Literacy.

Early childhood providers are invited to attend. For more information and to RSVP, click here. 

Monday morning coffee break

by Anonymous on August 16, 2010

Good morning! Is it still morning? Barely. I just had my coffee--now I'm ready to blog. 

This weekend, volunteers and staff at DCPS fanned out across the city to reach parents of incoming preschoolers. Chancellor Rhee called for the unprecedented door-knocking campaign to reach the parents of these youngest pupils to ensure they have all their immunizations and health forms filled out. This is the first year that DCPS is doing a Early Childhood Transition Week for 3- and 4-year-olds. 

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