Quality Of Early Child Care Plays Role In Later Reading, Math Achievement
“Using information from the longitudinal study of early care and youth development, researchers found that children who spent more time in high-quality child care in the first five years of their lives had better math and reading scores in middle childhood.” From Science Daily. (Thanks to Reading Rockets for the link.)

Target Takes Education on the Road
Check out Target’s Field Trip Grants for funding to support learning on the go. Deadline for applications is November 3. Thanks to the First Book blog for the link.

Children Can Learn A Second Language In Preschool
Over on Literacy and Reading News, Brian Scott at has a nice post about an international research project on bilingual education.

Parental Engagement Pays Off
“Researchers have found that successful [parental engagement] programs can boost students’ reading skills and test scores, improve school attendance, and engage parents of different cultures who might be unfamiliar with and intimidated by how U.S. schools function.” From District Administration magazine. (Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for the link. And check out his new blog on parental involvement.)