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The Case for Investing in PreK-3rd Education: Challenging Myths about School Reform

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Author and Contributors: Shore, Rima (3 more by this author)
Publisher: Foundation for Child Development (FCD) (January 2009)
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Early Childhood
Content Type: Programming Resource
Audience: Professionals, Educators & Program Staff
Resource Type: Not an extension nor a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: school reform, preK-3rd grade, student achievement, investments in education, public policy and education, public policy, early childhood public policy
Description: This policy brief from the Foundation for Child Development (FCD), overturns three widely held assumptions about school reform. Foremost among these is the belief, despite powerful evidence to the contrary, elementary schools are doing just fine, and learning problems begin later. The evidence is clear: Children are more likely to grow into independent, able learners, and to succeed in school and beyond, if they have a strong, solid PreK-3rd base that integrates planning, curricula, professional development, and assessment across these six years.
Media Type: PDF - Portable Document Format
Resource Listed: September 29, 2009
Resource Last Updated: August 20, 2010
Language: EN

Categories:

Early Childhood: Schools and Community: Transition to School

Early Childhood: Statistics and Public Policy: Public Policy Issues and Education

Early Childhood: Schools and Community: School-Readiness

Early Childhood: Schools and Community: School Partnerships

Early Childhood: Child Development: School-agers

Early Childhood: Child Development: Preschoolers

Early Childhood: Child Development: Language

Early Childhood: Child Development: Intellectual