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World News about Early Care and Education
Week of September 6, 2010
Education Department Deals Out Big Awards Teach for America, the nonprofit group that recruits elite college students to teach in public schools, and the KIPP Foundation, which runs a nationwide network of charter schools, were big winners in a $650 million federal grant competition known as Investing in Innovation, the Department of Education said Wednesday.
Lottery held for Pre-K Marshall County, Tennessee--For the first time since pre-K started in Marshall County four years ago, more children were eligible than could be accommodated.
McCormick Foundation Invests Over $6 Million in Early Care and Education The McCormick Foundation Board of Directors has approved more than $6.3 million over two years in grants to 21 organizations committed to improving early care and education for at-risk children in Illinois. These additional grants signal an expanded focus for the Foundation on building a statewide system of quality early care and education for all Illinois children ages birth to eight. Increasingly, experts say that the first two years of primary school are vital in ensuring that the benefits of early care and education continue.
Parents and the High Cost of Childcare: 2010 Update The latest information on the high cost of childcare facing families today.
Pre-K helps improve literacy A report released today praises Montgomery County's early childhood program, saying it has helped the county improve literacy and narrow performance gaps between racial and ethnic groups.