The president’s fiscal year 2014 budget proposal calls for a bold new $75 billion investment in preschool.
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This interactive map shows the number of 3- and 4-year-olds left out of state-funded pre-K programs nationwide.
Too few children in America attend preschool programs, but federal investment could bring up rates of enrollment in all states.
Issue Brief
As we continue to combat rising economic inequality, high-quality early childhood investments will help all children realize their full potential and provide enormous long-term benefits to society.
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Melissa Lazarín looks at the evolution of the School Improvement Grant program.
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Report from Melissa Lazarín offers recommendations for Congress as it determines how best to support the next generation of effective charter schools.
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Melissa Lazarín explores the role of charter schools in turning around the nation’s lowest-performing high schools.
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Jeremy Ayers and Melissa Lazarín propose four strategies for turning around the nation's lowest-performing schools in the reauthorization of ESEA.
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Report from Melissa Lazarín and Feliza Ortiz-Licon shows four charter schools that are leading the way in meeting the needs of their Latino students and English language learners.
CAP’s Associate Director of Education Policy Melissa Lazarín interviews Boston Public Schools Academic Superintendent Jeff Riley about implementing expanded learning time in one of his schools.
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Melissa Lazarín discusses opportunities for education reform this year and what the president is doing to promote innovation in our schools.
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Melissa Lazarín examines the proposals in the Obama administration’s budget for education reform in the coming year.
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Federal investments in educational innovation can help transform our schools to meet the demands of the 21st century. That’s why we need to shake up the status quo.
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Report from Melissa Lazarin and Isabel Owen examines three collaborations between unions and school districts to expand learning time.
Melissa Lazarín and Robin Chait detail five innovative initiatives that states and school districts can implement with recovery funds.