Ethan Van Gorden, Research Analyst at The Institute, said this week that the attainment of a high school diploma can be vital ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

If 2025 featured a mix of highs and lows in early care and education, 2026 is poised to bring a series of deeper challenges to the field, as states prepare to make difficult budget decisions in ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state of West Virginia has moved up two positions for preschool enrollment among 4-year-olds. According to a recent report from the National Institute for Early Education ...

Learn about careers in early childhood education in The Career Center. Children do an incredible amount of learning in the first 5 years of their lives -- and early childhood professionals help them ...

In 2023, EdSurge published a record number of stories on early care and education — the most we’ve run since we began covering the age group nearly five years ago. So this year, for the first time, we ...

School enrollment for the nation’s youngest learners nosedived during the pandemic—and has yet to fully recover. Instability in early childhood education could cause long-term problems, not only for ...

It’s difficult to go a day without hearing about how we live in divided times. While there may undoubtedly be things that divide Americans, many things also unite us. At the top of the list is a ...

Gov. Ned Lamont spoke at a panel Tuesday morning in support of expanding early childhood care in Connecticut. Credit: Jessika Harkay / CT Mirror Last December, an expert panel created a five-year plan ...

Climate change-including high temperatures and heat waves-has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food systems, and human health, but new research finds that it may also lead to ...

In 2024, EdSurge published several dozen stories about early care and education, up from just a handful when we first began covering the early years five years ago. Conditions of the field continue to ...