Posts by Katie Nolan

A State Approach to Bridging the Gap in Early Childhood Education

The Bottom Line By kindergarten, 90% of a child’s brain capacity develops, yet per pupil funding for public Pre-K programs is just over a third of funding available in K-12.  The outcome is often limited access and participation in early childhood education (ECE) programs and unmet curriculum and educator professional development (PD) needs. Ultimately states […]

Will the Office of Federal Student Aid Find Opportunity Amidst the Loan Crisis?

Bottom Line In late June, Arthur Wayne Johnson was appointed as head of the Office of Federal Student Aid at the US DOE. Challenges abound for Johnson with 750,000 college-bound high school seniors failing to submit the FAFSA despite being eligible for aid and nearly 3 million students abandoning their postsecondary education due to financial […]