March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019After a successful term, Commissioner Tom Weber will step down in June Here at Strategies for Children, we want to say thank you to Tom Weber. He has announced that he […]
January 8, 2019 January 8, 2019A bipartisan call for states to improve their early childhood systems A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center offers key advice to states: Focus on making early childhood systems […]
August 5, 2016 August 5, 2016In Quotes: Report on the Early Learning Challenge States“The individual and collective progress of the 20 Early Learning Challenge States is changing the early childhood landscape for the […]
December 3, 2015 December 3, 2015Better Birth-to-Third-Grade Polices Could Boost Children’s Reading SkillsStates face a persistent problem: Classrooms full of children who struggle to read. “Only about one-third of all children attending […]
October 21, 2015 October 21, 2015Kindergarten Readiness Begins Early in New BedfordBy guest blogger Titus DosRemedios By now, regular readers of this blog are well aware that learning begins at birth […]
October 15, 2015 October 15, 2015Social and Emotional Learning Standards: A New Opportunity to Support Young LearnersEducation officials have released the state’s new social-emotional learning (SEL) standards: officially called the “Massachusetts Standards for Preschool and Kindergarten […]
August 12, 2015 August 12, 2015A Plan for Expanding Pre-K in MassachusettsOn Wednesday, September 16th, 2015, the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education will hold a hearing for all bills related to […]
July 10, 2015 July 10, 2015In Quotes: Celebrating in Washington State“I signed a landmark bill for our state’s littlest learners today. The Early Start Act will help more than 48,000 […]
May 21, 2015 May 21, 2015A New Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health GuideThe state has a new mental health guide that focuses on young children called “Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Resources […]