- FPG experts will be presenting at meetings around the world. Visit the FPG website for a complete list of upcoming presentations.
- Visit the FPG websitefor the latest news on FPG projects.
The amount of money a high school spends on regular classroom instruction is directly related to the achievement level of its students—the more money, the greater the achievement, according to a new FPG Report commissioned by Governor Mike Easley. Of regular classroom spending, higher teacher compensation expenditures had the largest effect on student performance. Expenditures for regular instruction include teachers’ salaries, supplementary pay, benefits, and bonuses; salaries for teachers’ assistants, tutors, and substitutes; instructional supplies and textbooks; and library or media services.
Read the report.
Read the press release.
Virginia Buysse and Ellen Peisner-Feinberg will host a webinar on April 23rd at 3 PM (EST) to discuss Recognition and Response, an early intervention system to identify signs of learning difficulties in Pre-K children. Participants will learn about methods of universal screening and progress monitoring and will review instructional support strategies. Recognition and Response is a research-based approach to helping teachers and parents respond to signs of learning difficulty in young children as early as ages three or four, before they experience school failure.
Register now to participate in the webinar.
The Inclusion Institute—the premier educational opportunity for anyone involved in the care and education of children birth through age five with special needs in inclusive settings—will be held July 22 through July 24, 2008.
Attendees will learn about the latest research findings and resources to guide inclusive policy, professional development and practice; develop collaborative relationships and cross-agency systems to support early childhood inclusion; gain awareness of strategies and models to support inclusive services; and have the opportunity to meet, learn from and problem solve with peers.
Read more about the Institute.
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT awarded FPG a three-year grant to study the new quality rating system for early learning and child care programs, BrightStars. BrightStars was created to improve the care and education of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children in Rhode Island. This project will assist Rhode Island’s early childhood leaders better understand the quality of early childhood education in their state and refine and finalize the quality rating system before it is implemented statewide.