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Christopher Furlong / Getty When ‘Universal’ Child Care Isn’t Universally High-Quality
Quebec made up for shortages in its day-care system by letting private centers step in—and different families are getting very different experiences.
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Alexandra Beier / Getty The Perks of a Play-in-the-Mud Educational Philosophy
When did America decide preschool should be in a classroom?
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters The Intrusion of White Families Into Bilingual Schools
Will the growing demand for multilingual early-childhood programs push out the students these programs were designed to serve?
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Mike Blake / Reuters Did the Las Vegas Shooting Involve an Automatic Weapon?
Authorities are investigating how Stephen Paddock produced the high rate of fire that marked his attack.
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A New Understanding of the Childhood Brain
Uncovering the link between early trauma and lifelong illness.
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The Decade of the Brain
How former president George H. W. Bush's program launched a new understanding of childhood development.
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'Mister Rogers' vs. Richard Nixon in the Fight for Young Minds
How early childhood became political
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Peter Nicholls / Reuters Where Are All the Preschoolers?
Communities may have the funding to expand services, but they don’t have the data needed to target the right children.
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Luke MacGregor / Reuters When Preschool Happens at Home
A program in Boston helps new parents find solace.
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HBO How Big People Shape Little Kids in Big Little Lies
The HBO miniseries is an honest reflection of parents’ psychological impact on their children.
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Alastair Grant / AP How Poverty Changes the Brain
The early results out of a Boston nonprofit are positive.
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The Visa Uncertainty Holding Back Star Scientists
An Indian Ph.D. graduate is working on potentially lifesaving heart research. Will she be able to stay in the U.S. to complete it?
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Alexander F. Yuan / AP Can Grade-Skipping Close the STEM Gender Gap?
If girls were allowed to accelerate through school, then perhaps their peak career- and family-building years would not overlap.
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Tara Garcia Mathewson Can Love Close the Achievement Gap?
The Boston Basics is a series of evidence-based parenting principles designed for children under the age of 3.
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Kevin Rivoli / AP What Is the Future of College Marketing?
The “typical” American college student is changing. Is Big Data equipped to keep up?
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James A. Finley / AP How Colleges Use Big Data to Target the Students They Want
By tracking prospective pupils’ digital footprints, schools can make calculated decisions about their admissions outreach—for a price.
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Mark Peterson / Getty Colleges' Endless Pursuit of Students
With increasingly sophisticated data, universities are constantly courting prospective attendees.
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David Adame / AP How Discrimination Nearly Stalled a Dual-Language Program in Boston
After years of advocacy, the city’s first Haitian Creole–English school opens in the fall.
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Mark Lennihan / AP The FAFSA's Midterm Grade
Changes intended to make filing for financial aid easier were accompanied by major structural hiccups.
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Jason Reed / Reuters A Victory for the Eighth Amendment
A majority on the Supreme Court lets states know it is serious about barring executions of the mentally disabled.
