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89.3 KPCC "I'm optimistic that, as a country, there is a realization that the success of our public education system is so central to our long-term future that we cannot afford to slide backwards. We achieved a high school graduation rate of 83 percent because we've seen significant reductions in … [Read more...] about ‘Schools Can Save Lives’: An Exit Interview with the US Education Secretary

Long Beach Press Telegram Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is giving his title and influence — but not his formal involvement — to a new charity that will be devoted to supporting preschool education in the city. Garcia and Long Beach education leaders formally announced the new charity, called the … [Read more...] about Long Beach Mayor Launches New Foundation to Support Preschool Education

89.3 KPCC Two Los Angeles County Supervisors are calling for steps to better coordinate and expand the work of several voluntary home visitation programs that help parents raise healthier children. Arguing that the various programs and their funding are disjointed, Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and … [Read more...] about LA Supervisors Want to Beef Up Home Visitation Programs

NBC News While he was growing up along Florida's east coast, Misael Rangel's immigrant parents were working hard to provide for their family. His father picked oranges and other citrus fruits and his mother worked in the packing fields. Their long days of physical labor often led to a kind of … [Read more...] about ‘Life-Changing’: Head Start Gives Latino Migrant Children Early Education

The Huffington Post A few days after the election Joshua, one of my four-year-old students, told me he hated Donald Trump. Joshua sounded both angry and afraid. As a liberal democrat, I understand that fear all too well. My response to Joshua was, “Hate is a very strong word. I understand that … [Read more...] about Making Publicly-Funded Preschool Possible To All American Families

NPR For more than 50 years, Head Start has provided free early childhood education and other services to low-income families. But new national research, out Wednesday, shows great variation from state to state in how well the program works. The study comes from the National Institute for Early … [Read more...] about After 50 Years, Head Start Struggles with Uneven Quality