Shahlaa Abugroun, MEdX/ECIFS graduateI could still teach full-time while furthering my education, which isn’t something that any program provides. I have been able to cultivate the tools necessary to support my students and their families. I am a more confident and effective communicator, which helps my students get the care and support they need.
Seeking to Improve Early Childhood Education
Jessica Amsbary, Ph.D., leads the UNC School of Education’s part-time Master of Education for Experienced Teachers program, with a specialty area in Early Childhood Intervention and Family Support. The program, which is designed for working professional educators, moved to HyFlex — hybrid, flexible — format in 2021, enabling students from anywhere in North Carolina to…
Children who experience higher-quality classroom environments during pre-K and kindergarten have better language, literacy and math skills at the end of kindergarten. These findings from a study led by doctoral student Robert Carr, along with researchers at the FPG Child Development Institute, were recently published in the journal Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Carr’s study used…
PHILADELPHIA (December 14, 2020) – A new report released today is the first independent, statewide evaluation of the impact of the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Program (PA PKC) on children’s early learning and kindergarten readiness. Conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with support from the William Penn Foundation, the evaluation…