{"id":1127,"date":"2015-04-10T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T14:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earlychildhoodnyc.org\/newswatch\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2015-04-10T11:00:31","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T15:00:31","slug":"early-education-news-roundup-april-10th-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlychildhoodny.org\/blog\/early-education-news-roundup-april-10th-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Education News Roundup: April 10th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHappy Friday to all! This week, there is a lot happening in New York in relation to early childhood education news! The articles below cover our top picks for the most important reads for this week. Happy read!<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–EXCLUSIVE: 51,000 Families Sign Up for City Pre-K in First 3 Weeks of Enrollment<\/span><\/a> – NY Daily News<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
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\n\tThe city has signed up 51,600 children for pre-kindergarten programs, meeting the total enrollment for the 2014-15 school year and about three-quarters of the way to the de Blasio administration’s goal of enrolling 70,000 kids for the fall.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–Questions of Bias Are Raised About a Teachers’ Exam in New York<\/span><\/a> – NY Times<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tTougher new teacher certification exams have raised concerns for the judge assigned to 1996 discrimination lawsuit brought by minority teachers alleging bias in old exams.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–Aspiring Teachers Struggled on New Tests, Data Show, Prompting Diversity Debate<\/span><\/a> – Chalkbeat NY<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tThe judge's concerns come weeks after Chalkbeat reported data showing disparate gaps in the passing rates between white teacher candidates and their black and Hispanic peers.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–City to Use AmeriCorps to Staff Struggling Schools with Mentors<\/span><\/a> – Chalkbeat NY<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tThe city plans to use AmeriCorps service members as mentors in nearly 130 schools, including 94 schools part of the de Blasio administration's Renewal Schools initiative.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–As Full-Day Pre-K Takes Hold, Some Parents Plead for Half-Day Options<\/span><\/a> – The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tAs the city looks to expand its full-day pre-kindergarten offerings for a second straight year, some parents want their half-day options back, saying the six-plus hours is too long.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–De Blasio Defends Full-Day Pre-K<\/span><\/a> – The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tResponding to complaints from some parents who believe full-day prekindergarten is too exhausting for four-year-olds, Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his signature program Wednesday, saying children "need full-day.”<\/span><\/span>
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