New Research Reveals a Professional Development Crisis—and a Clear Path Forward Early childhood education stands at a crossroad. The 2025 RAND reports and a national scan of superintendents’ strategic plans show pre-K has moved to the center of the agenda—but professional development systems have not caught up. While kindergarten readiness scores and enrollment numbers grab headlines, mounting evidence […]
The High Cost of Early Childhood Care The November 5, 2025 issue of The Economist includes the article, “Universal Child Care Can Harm Children,” which explores the results of various attempts to make early child care accessible to all parents, regardless of income status. The one aspect of early childhood care that is undebatable is […]
The New York Times1 recently explored chronic absenteeism in K–12 students since the pandemic, finding it has spiked and delving into the reasons and statistics. Alarmingly, many of the children have stayed home due to anxiety, other mental health issues, illnesses other than COVID, and to support their families, among other reasons. A Texas mother shared […]
