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The Abecedarian Project: High Quality Early Childhood Care and Education
The Abecedarian Project: High Quality Early Childhood Care and Education
The Abecedarian Project: High Quality Early Childhood Care and Education

The Carolina Abecedarian Project randomly assigned infants born between 1972 and 1977 to either the early educational intervention group or the control group. Children in the experimental group received full-time, high-quality educational intervention in a childcare setting from infancy through age 5.
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Important Math Skills in Early Childhood
Important Math Skills in Early Childhood
Important Math Skills in Early Childhood

This webpage details the importance of early childhood math skills, and provides benchmarks for early childhood educators regarding math education.
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The California Department of Education - Mathematics Frameworks
The California Department of Education - Mathematics Frameworks
The California Department of Education - Mathematics Frameworks

The California Department of Education (CDE) provides State Board of Education adopted Mathematics Framework by individual grade chapters.
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The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics: Playful Math = Engaged Learning
The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics: Playful Math = Engaged Learning
The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics: Playful Math = Engaged Learning

Math instruction for early childhood learners can be playful and fun - not necessarily comprised of flashcards or worksheets. Teachers can highlight features of children's play that are mathematical, as well as creating math activities that are playful.
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Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect
Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect
Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect

Explore peer-reviewed journals, articles, book chapters and open access content covering a range of disciplines in ScienceDirect.
Reports
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership

This white paper discusses the value of empathy in the workplace, as well strategies to increase employees' empathy.
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Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life
Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life
Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life

This article discusses the value of lifelong learning for personal health, finances, and social life.
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Best Practices for Schools - Resources and More
Best Practices for Schools - Resources and More
Best Practices for Schools - Resources and More

Live Well San Diego offers best practices in helping schools support student health and development.
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9 Core Behaviors of People Who Positively Impact The World
9 Core Behaviors of People Who Positively Impact The World
9 Core Behaviors of People Who Positively Impact The World

This article examines nine behaviors of people who have a positive impact on the world (based on the author's personal research and work).
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Best Practices in Education - Community Schools
Best Practices in Education - Community Schools
Best Practices in Education - Community Schools

NEA's research spotlight on community schools including descriptions and additional related links.
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Perry Preschool Project
Perry Preschool Project
Perry Preschool Project

The Perry Preschool Study examines the lives of 123 children born in poverty and at high risk of failing in school. From 1962–1967, at ages 3 and 4, subjects were randomly divided into a program group that entered a high-quality preschool program based on HighScope's participatory learning approac and a comparison group who received no preschool program.
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3 Managerial Tips Taken From a Kindergarten Classroom
3 Managerial Tips Taken From a Kindergarten Classroom
3 Managerial Tips Taken From a Kindergarten Classroom

If you are looking to raise the bar at work, here are three tips that work in the classroom as well as the office.
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The Ultimate Guide for Starting Your Own Preschool
The Ultimate Guide for Starting Your Own Preschool
The Ultimate Guide for Starting Your Own Preschool

This guide explains how to start your own preschool, from writing a business plan and choosing a location, to marketing, hiring, and managing your day-to-day operations.
Reports
The Economics of Early Childhood Investments
The Economics of Early Childhood Investments
The Economics of Early Childhood Investments

An analysis of the impact of early childhood education. Report emphasizes its effects on achievement and economic (individual and societal) outcomes. Findings may inform local policymaking.
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The Arts in Early Childhood
The Arts in Early Childhood
The Arts in Early Childhood

Led by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), several United States federal agencies have come together with a mutual interest in identifying and filling knowledge gaps in how the arts affect individual health and well-being across the lifespan. This literature review and gap analysis details the social and emotional benefits of arts participation and details what arts participation looks like in early childhood.
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Best Beginnings: Alaska's Early Childhood Investment
Best Beginnings: Alaska's Early Childhood Investment
Best Beginnings: Alaska's Early Childhood Investment

This website discusses the importance of children's first five years, provides activities and resources for parents and educators to support whole child development, and identifies steps community members and businesses can take to support early child development. (Birth - K)
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The Committee for Economic Development - Early Learning Policy
The Committee for Economic Development - Early Learning Policy
The Committee for Economic Development - Early Learning Policy

The Committee for Economic Development (CED) provides resources associated to high-quality early childhood education. CED collaborates with business, policymakers, and local community members to deliver high-quality early childhood education to communities that need services the most.
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10 Simple Ways to Engage in Lifelong Learning
10 Simple Ways to Engage in Lifelong Learning
10 Simple Ways to Engage in Lifelong Learning

This article discusses 10 ways to engage in lifelong learning.
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Work Happier - Video List
Work Happier - Video List
Work Happier - Video List

This TED Talks playlist includes videos that discuss happiness in the workplace.
Reports
Adult College Completion In the 21st Century
Adult College Completion In the 21st Century
Adult College Completion In the 21st Century

This report focuses on adult college completion of both adults with some college credit upon entering and those enrolling for the first time in a higher education program.
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5 Tips for Developing an Effective Employee Training Program
5 Tips for Developing an Effective Employee Training Program
5 Tips for Developing an Effective Employee Training Program

It costs a lot of money to onboard a new employee. Anyone who owns a business or has worked in HR knows this to be the case. This article provides 5 tips for effective training.