Exploring PreK-3rd Grade
A Dialogue on Educational Reform
March 31, 2011
Download the white paper » [PDF, 25 pg]
Watch the presentations below
Erikson sponsored a one-day event to explore the new educational possibilities suggested by the PreK–3rd grade approach, which proposes building high-quality, coordinated systems that support and enhance teaching and learning from preschool through third grade.
More than 90 leaders from early childhood and K–12 education attended the event, and others participated via a live event webcast.
The event was hosted by Erikson’s New Schools Project and Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy and supported by the Joyce Foundation.
Presentations
Welcoming Remarks and PreK–3 Policy Issues
Samuel J. Meisels, President, Erikson Institute
Download presentation slides » [PDF, 6 pg]
“A Bird’s Eye View of PreK–3: Spotting Changes at the National and Federal Level”
Lisa Guernsey, Director, Early Education Initiative, New America Foundation
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“Child-Parent Centers: An Exemplary Model of PreK–3 Education”
Arthur Reynolds, Director, Chicago Longitudinal Study, and Professor of Child Development, University of Minnesota
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Panel Response
- Jana Fleming, Director, Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy
- Heidi Goldberg, Program Director for Early Childhood and Family Economic Success, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, National League of Cities
Download presentation slides » [PDF, 8 pg] - Elizabeth Najera, M.Ed. ’77, Principal, Velma F. Thomas Early Childhood Center, Chicago Public Schools
Download presentation slides » [PDF, 4 pg] - Lisa Guernsey, Director, Early Education Initiative, New America Foundation
Group Dialogue
- Lisa Guernsey, Director, Early Education Initiative, New America Foundation
- Arthur Reynolds, Director, Chicago Longitudinal Study, and Professor of Child Development, University of Minnesota
