Early childhood education.

The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) has released "Lessons for PreK-3rd from Montgomery County Public Schools" (MCPS), the latest in its series of case studies that provide site-specific learning about the implementation of PreK-3rd approaches in the United States. The look inside the Montgomery County school system offers a firsthand account of ground-breaking policy development and practice, and documents the efforts of MCPS to create a well-aligned and high-quality primary education by connecting early learning to K-12 education. (December 2010)

The FCD also released "Working Together to Build a Birth-to-College Approach to Public Education."Together with a video produced by the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and the Ounce of Prevention Fund, the report illustrates that making connections between early learning and K-12 education requires skilled facilitation that fosters trust and common language about children's education. (December 2010)