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This week’s update includes a look ahead to the four things we’ll be paying attention to in 2021: whether we can overcome (or at least move the needle on) “scarcity thinking”, changes to schooling delivery and learning priorities, the role of stress, and race and racism. Read More

The immense ways in which 2020 has challenged and tested us also served as a reckoning, of sorts, in understanding the critical role of education and the essential work of educators. With much work to be done as we rebuild from the fallout of the pandemic and national spotlight of racial injustice, 2020 also showed us incredible adaptability and resiliency, and this report highlights why we look to 2021 with hope and determination. Read More

This week’s update includes younger students experiencing the "COVID slide", why play is more important than ever, and advocates are saying child care workers should be prioritized for vaccines. Read More

This week's update includes a new set of recommendations from the state’s Children Services Transformation Advisory Council, school funding overhaul stalled, and an article on concerns regarding screen time for children, and a round-up of research perspectives on the topic. Read More

This week's update includes what declining kindergarten enrollment means for children's development and school budgets, a tool to view each state's educator diversity policy practices, and the latest practical innovations in early childhood learning and development. Read More

This week’s update includes a new report on equitable early educator compensation, more on chronic absenteeism as a growing problem nationwide, and new work from Crane researchers. Read More

Dr. Tzu-Jung Lin discusses her research on early childhood classrooms and the social networks among children. Watch the presentation or read our recap for a summary and key findings. Read More

This week’s update includes early childhood ballot initiatives pass across the U.S, Ohio lawmakers looking to pass a new school funding formula before the end of the year, and a study co-authored by Crane researchers found that there were seven different pathways a sample of 568 children took in their early education and care before arriving at school. Read More

This week’s update includes most superintendents not prepared to lead racial equity discussions, Dr. Laura Justice appears in the Regional Education Laboratory Midwest’s new documentary, and research-based articles about the impact of stress on children, mental health and resilience in general. Read More

This week’s update includes estimates suggesting that as many as 3 million U.S. children have gone without education since March, several election related reads, and a look at 2020 kindergarten trends and what’s at stake for incoming kindergarteners. Read More