Learning to read by third grade is a goal that can organize everything we do for kids.
Sara Mead
Sara Mead is a senior associate with Bellwether Education, a nonprofit that works to build the field of organizations accelerating achievement for low-income students.
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Continuing the Investment
Improvement can’t stop at kindergarten. Top-notch “early education” must extend to 3rd grade — and beyond.
Posted inEducation in America
Putting Education on the ’08 Agenda
Given the prominence of issues like Iraq and health care, is there room for the candidates to say smart things about improving public education? Edwards’ new policy plan suggests there’s hope.
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The Case for Pre-K
A new book explains why other progressive causes should take some cues from the preschool movement.