Bezos family gifts $3 million to shape UW’s early education work
The Bezos Family Foundation's donation amounts to a nearly 13 percent boost in the College of Education's total donations and offers a lasting opportunity to...
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School stats: Washington spends more on preschool, but eligibility rules keep enrollment low
A new report ranks Washington near the top for how much it spends per student enrolled in preschool. But the percentage of 4-year-olds enrolled has...
Beyond Lego and finger paint: preschool tackles race head-on VIEW
Common for public school teachers and police departments, anti-bias training is more unusual at the preschool level. An early-education program located in the heart of...
Twice-a-week parent coaching helps poor toddlers, immigrants keep up in King County | Education Lab
Hundreds of children from low-income families in the Seattle area have graduated from a program that aims to level the playing field well before students...
Seattle-area Somali community unites to embrace state’s new child-care standards
When the state introduced higher standards for child care, many feared that home-based centers, including those run by women from Somalia, would close. But a...
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