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A Milwaukee for All Talks the Necessity of Early Childhood Education

September 25, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When Yimma Davila-Castro’s youngest son was born, she put him in a family care center for daycare. He loved it there, Davila-Castro said. Inspired by her son’s contentment and education, Davila-Castro began asking what’s involved in a family care center. That was six years ago. Now, Davila-Castro is the owner of Yimma’s […]

Popular Interests In This Article: A Milwaukee for All, Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Early Childhood Education, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Yimma Davila-Castro

Wisconsin Receives $10 Million for Early Childhood Efforts

December 28, 2019

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to education, preschool isn’t a requirement. That being said, a lot of parents and guardians choose to enroll their children in preschool to help them begin developing the skills they’ll need when they begin kindergarten. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that early childhood education helps […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Early Childhood Education, Grants Awarded, Tony Evers

Madison Schools Seek To Narrow Achievement Gap With New Early Childhood Zone

September 29, 2016

North Side Schools Offer Family Support To Boost Early Learning By Shamane Mills Madison-area schools are expanding an effort to narrow the achievement gap between students who are well off and those who aren’t. Typically, the disparity in grades breaks down along racial lines. In 2013, Leopold Elementary in Madison was the first to give […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Academic Achievement Gaps, Achievement Gap, Carletta Stanford, Early Childhood Education, Shamane Mills

Innovative Preschool Looks to Revamp Education, Lower Minority Reading & Writing Disparities

March 6, 2015

Innovative Preschool Looks to Revamp Education, Lower Minority Reading & Writing Disparities

By Elizabeth Stephens March 6, 2015   One City Early Learning Center Founder and CEO, Kaleem Caire.     Scheduled to open by the fall of 2015, the nonprofit preschool One City Early Learning Center hopes to serve as a model for all local early childhood education programs in its efforts to decrease minority reading […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Early Childhood Education, Kaleem Caire, MARCH 6 2015, One City Early Learning Center, Preschool, Reading and Writing Gap, VOL. 25 NO. 8

Racial Disparities in Early Childhood Hurts U.S.

March 6, 2015

Racial Disparities in Early Childhood Hurts U.S.

By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent March 6, 2015   Ready Freddy visits prekindergarten students at a public school in Buffalo, N.Y. (David Duprey/AP Photo)     WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — Increased investment in early childhood education and care can eradicate many of the racial success gaps that persist throughout society, according to a new […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Center for American Progress CAP, Child Care Development Block Grant CCDBG, Early Childhood Education, Early Head Start EHS, Inequality, MARCH 6 2015, Racial Disparities, Racism, VOL. 25 NO. 8





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