The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report titled Overview of K-12 and Early Childhood Education Programs. The report is intended to brief legistlators about the federal expenditure on K-12 and early childhood education programs.

The Michigan Early Childhood Investment Corporation released a report titled, "Steps Forward," written by CAYL President Valora Washington. The reports discusses the need for better college-level training and higher salaries for Michigan students who want to enter the early childhood profession, and the barriers that prevent that from happening.

Worcester Magazine highlighted 2009 CAYL Schott Fellow Isabel Gonzalez in an article titled, "Big Thinkers." Isabel is featured in the section "The Inside Outsider."

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center released a report titled "An Unstable Ladder: How the Fiscal Crisis is Threatening Education and Work Support Programs for Many Women." This report examines how these programs support the participation of women in the workforce, and how they have been affected by state budget cuts.

Today, the Boston Globe has printed two articles relative to education. The first, House swiftly OKs sweeping education measure, reports that the state House of Representatives passed an education bill that aims to overhaul the state’s worst schools and expand charter schools. The second, A rescue mission for education, is an editorial by Governor Deval Patrick.

An article in the New York Times discusses the brain development of preschool-aged children and how teachers can help them achieve optimal brain development. To read the article, please click here.

The University of Washington’s Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy has released two reports that tackle issues important to urban district and school leaders:

• How Leaders Invest Staffing Resources for Learning Improvement  describes how four school districts have handled teacher and resource distribution to boost student learning and education fairness citywide.

 

• Leadership for Learning Improvement in Urban Schools looks at how teamwork, goal-sharing, conversation and other devices can help principals, supervisors and “teacher-leaders” work more effectively to improve teaching and learning.

The Boston Globe featured an article about how statewide budget cuts are affecting child care resource and referral networks. To read the article, click here.

Marianna Islam, Assistant Vice President of United Way of Central Massachusetts and a 2009 CAYL Schott Fellow, wrote an article for her organization in response to some of the backlash against the new regulations set forth by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. Click here to read.

Today, the Boston Globe ran an article titled "A year after the election, Obama focuses on schools." The article talked about Obama's visit to Wright Middle School in
Madison, Wisconsin, where he spoke of his wish for public education to become a pillar of the new economy.

Congratulations to CAYL Principal Fellow Dr. Robert Martin, Principal of the Hugh Roe O’Donnell Elementary School in East Boston. O'Donnell Elementary School has been identified as the highest performing school in the state under the new MCAS evaluation criteria. Click here to read the Boston Globe article.

We Can Do Better: Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths in America from the Every Child Matters Education Fund shows that 10,440 children in the U.S. are known to have died from abuse and neglect between 2001 and 2007.The report was the first survey of its kind to examine the issue state-by-state and noted the states with the highest rate of deaths due to abuse and neglect. Click here to read the full report.

CAYL President Valora Washington will be speaking at the Second Annual Partnership for Children meeting in Durham, North Carolina. The event will take place on October 15, 2009. Click here to read more.

The Boston Herald printed an article titled, "State imposing host of new requirements on day-care providers" about new regulations being passed by the MA Department of Early Education and Care.

The 2009 CAYL Schott Fellowship Policy Projects are now available. Please click here to read the CAYL Schott Fellows' policy recommendations.

National Public Radio has posted a video titled "Principals Bring Hope to Struggling Schools". This video clip was part of PBS' The Principal Story, which aired Tuesday, September 15, 2009.

The Medford Transcript has an article about three Nellie Mae Scholars from the Medford School District who attended the 2009 CAYL National Principals Conference in July. Click here to read about their invigorating Conference experience.

The CAYL Institute is looking for two part-time employees-- an Office Assistant and a Communications Consultant. Please view the job descriptions by clicking on the job titles. All resumes can be sent to Jessica D'Amico at jdamico@cayl.org.

The CAYL Principals Toolkit will be sold at a Special Post-Conference rate through September 30, 2009! Please click here for more details.

The CAYL Institute has moved! CAYL's phone number is now 617-354-3820. Our mailing address is still PO Box 391378, Cambridge, MA 02139.