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How a New Approach to Early Childhood Could Avert a ‘Public Policy Catastrophe’

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Significant, transformative public investment,” he writes. Not terribly long ago, even kindergarten wasn't a part of many public education systems. And so it is a beginning, I guess, of our public education system. Those are two totally free and “simple changes” he proposes to the field. A bigger change the field requires?

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Public Domain Day and Happy New Year!

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This is an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain–free for all to use. According to Public Domain Review, here are some of the newly-available artistic works you might like a/o January 1, 2022: Click image for interactive content on PublicDomanReview.org.

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Happy New Year! And Public Domain Day

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Also on January 1st: It’s Public Domain Day! This is an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain–free for all to use. According to Public Domain Review, here are some of the newly-available artistic works you might like a/o January 1, 2024: The picture above is interactive on the website.

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Do Alternatives to Public School Have to Be Political?

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Mysa’s tuition costs parents who don’t receive aid around $20,000 a year, comparable to what it costs the government to educate a student in a public school. Mysa’s curriculum relies on Common Core, the same national standards as public schools, Fiske says. In contrast, many alternatives to public school are blossoming.

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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

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The study , which looked at a rich set of high school and college data in Texas, found that Black and Hispanic students and those in low-income families who lived more than 30 miles from a public two-year college were significantly less likely to attend college.

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For Families, School Choice Doesn't Mean Easy Decisions

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In late January, the White House instructed the Department of Defense to craft a plan that would make funds available for military families to pay for public charters and private religious schools. And public support for school choice rests above satisfaction with the states public school system in some polling data.

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What Will Districts Do With All Those Empty School Buildings? Some Look to Fill Them With Younger Kids

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Several years ago, Oklahoma City Public Schools shuttered more than a dozen of its school buildings. When buildings sit vacant, they can become unsafe spaces, and we didnt want that to happen, says Stephanie Hinton, executive director of early childhood at Oklahoma City Public Schools. Photo courtesy of Oklahoma City Public Schools.

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