Special Report
Assessing Early Learning
North Carolina currently begins measuring students' academic progress in grade 3. But by that time, learning problems often have already taken root. The state should tune in to children's academic progress earlier without burdening teachers with more high-stakes testing, says a report from a group that met at Duke over the course of six months to study early learning. Read More »
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Nurse Home Visits to Newborns Prevent Costly Care Later
Nurse visits to newborns and their parents pay dividends later, leading to a 50 percent reduction in emergency care visits in the first year of life, a new Center study shows. The evaluation of Durham Connects by Kenneth Dodge, Benjamin Goodman and others appears in a special Nov. 1 issue of Pediatrics. Read More »
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