I know it's a lurid metaphor, but I taught my daughter the preschool block precursor of don't "get raped" and this child, Boy #1, did not learn the preschool equivalent of "don't rape."
If you take a bath on Friday, and get dirty on Saturday, this means the bath was ineffective. The preceding, clearly flawed, logic sums up the misguided hysteria over a recent HHS report showing that the positive effects of Head Start fade out by third grade.
We spend too much time on shopping, entertaining, and shuttling around and too little time with the family. If only there was an alternative? Maybe there is. Try storytelling at home with the kids. It's the perfect activity for the holidays.
Storytelling, in short, teaches a child to walk in another's shoes.
For this working dad, rediscovering my own pursuit of happiness starts not at the office, but at home with my family.
When my baseball-loving son asks about Roger Clemens, what do I tell him?
My family recently complained that Father's Day has turned me into a lazy bum. So this Father's Day, instead of just receiving gifts, I'm going to give back to my family.
When I became a father, I realized for the first time what it might be like to send a child off to war.
How do I tear the kids away from flashing lights and explosions and get them to sit with a book or tell a story?
How do we help children from lower-income families achieve their full potential in school and life? One fact is sure: Start early.
I used to wonder why my sons asked for the same story night after night. I came to the conclusion that kids simply enjoy the comfort of repetition. Think of it as an emotional security blanket.
When dads tell me they don't know how to tell stories, what they're often saying is, they don't know how to talk with their kids.
As an overworked Dad, I'm always looking for ways to find more time with my kids. I've found that storytelling is the ideal activity to enrich family time by creating a fun, free tradition.
Let's embrace technology for our youngest citizens in a way that will help them learn and grow, using this new statement as a guide as we craft strategies and tools to help narrow the achievement gap and better prepare all of our children for success.
Our mission is to establish a framework for healthier beginnings for babies that will lead to better functioning students and more productive members of society. Join us also to decry loudly and clearly the inadequate state of childcare provided to infants and toddlers in the United States.
Although the common-core standards are calibrated to ensure that students leave K-12 schools ready for work and college, they are also posing challeng...
It's been a stellar couple of weeks for the U.S. Department of Education. And how often do we get to use that adjective for an agency ever under the gun?
The science on early childhood education is unequivocal. If the U.S. were to make a deep investment in this overlooked part of the education spectrum, we'd diminish many social ills, and increase graduation rates and family incomes.
Instead of marginalizing women, Congress must get to work on policies that can foster job creation and fuel economic growth. It's time to focus on solutions, not just for the fortunate few, but for every American.
It was downright amazing when, speaking before a New York City spending watchdog group, Bernanke made the case for continued investment in early childhood education.
As a small-business owner, I've become accustomed to encountering both points of view. But it made me wonder how I instill the latter mindset -- that ...
According to the Census Bureau's new report, 46 states and the District of Columbia experienced increased childhood poverty rates over the last year, with an alarming national rate of 1 in 5 kids affected.
Charles Segars, Chair of the Campaign to Save Arts Education for LAUSD, spoke with ForYourArt about arts advocacy after his testimony in support of the measure to appropriate $180 million for the NEA.
I've pulled together some new research on ways that might help your kids improve their grades and do better in school in 2010. Think of it as a little homework for you to help your kids do better with theirs!
Pro Mujer is helping some of the poorest women in Latin America to increase their income, develop their full potential, and claim their basic human rights, enabling them to become agents of change.
