There’s little evidence directly connecting most pre-K-12 skills to measures of success in adulthood.
A preschool student’s vocabulary size is a powerful predictor of their later academic success.
The plan is that the $2.7 billion program will be fully implemented by 2025-26.
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Education Research, PreK-6, Disadvantaged Students, Learning | Amount: Up to $6,000 | Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023
Preschool enrollment rebounds since COVID, but still 8% below pre-pandemic high.
Educators and advocates fear children with disabilities will lose out under the new system.
The governor's office said the plan would be implemented over the next four years.
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Early Education, Early Childhood, Preschool/PreK, Child Development | Amount: $1,000 - $15,000 | Deadline: Jan. 13, 2023
GRANT FOCUS: Early Care/Education, Child Development, Job/Career Training, Workforce Development | Amount: $6,000,000 | Deadline: Nov. 7, 2022
GRANT FOCUS: Early Care, Childcare, Early Education, Preschool, Educator Support, Education | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 28, 2022
GRANT FOCUS: Reading, Literacy, Education, Books, Disadvantaged Youth, PreK-8 | Amount: $500 - $3,000 | Deadline: Sept. 1, 2020
GRANT FOCUS: Education, STEM Education, STEM, STEAM, PreK-12, South Carolina | Amount: Up to $2,500 | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2020
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, PreK-12, Civic Engagement, Schools | Amount: $500 - $1,500 | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2020
High-quality preschool is the gift that keeps on giving. At least that’s what Nobel Prize-winning economist Jim Heckman’s research shows. The IQ...
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Development, At-Risk Children/Youth, Literacy, Enrichment, Health, Education, Job Training | Amount: $10,000 - $30,000 | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2019
The National Center for Education Statistics releases its latest congressionally-mandated report on the national state of education using the most up-to-date data...
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) releases their annual report on state-funded preschool education across the nation. The report shows...
UNICEF's first ever global report on early childhood education provides a comprehensive and exhaustive analysis of pre-primary education across the globe, showing...
Benjamin Franklin once said; “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Nowhere is this axiom truer than in the...
The latest edition of the National Institute for Early Education Research's annual report discusses the latest trends in public preschool quality, availability...