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Our teachers work with children in every classroom to help them learn to breathe, relax, reduce stress and calm their bodies.  They help children understand how to manage their emotions, work well with others and cooperate.  We try to equip children with strategies to manage stress.  And yes, children feel stress too.  A few of […]

Dear Fellow Advocates, Last year we fought hard to help pass the Virginia Literacy Act, a landmark bill that will provide high-quality, evidence-based early education programs and interventions for grades K-3. It’s a great victory for Virginia’s kids and their future. But what about older kids who are struggling right now? Many of the children […]

Dear E3VA Supporters, As you’ve heard in the local, state and national media, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data shows a sharp decline in reading and math scores for Virginia’s fourth and eighth graders. Across the country, scores dipped to a 20-year low. Our country, including state and local schools, are in the […]

For the first time in 30 years, new statistics show Virginia’s school children have fallen below national standards in reading, and they’re just getting by in math. It all adds up to problems. The latest National Assessment Educational Progress report – better known as “The Nation’s Report Card” – paints a grim picture of education […]

Not ready for kindergarten? The first domino falls. As a wealth of data strongly indicates and studies old and new robustly confirm, the first eight years of life are critical to the development of a child’s ability to learn and succeed. High-quality early education for all children is an essential equalizer and a key for […]

At The New E3 School, you can peek inside our lively classrooms to find children who are highly engaged and teachers artfully guiding development throughout the day.  That’s because our school proudly implements the comprehensive STREAMin3 curriculum model in all of our classrooms. It all started when E3: Elevate Early Education (E3) looked nationally at […]

Princeton & Brookings’ The Future of Children brief highlights the traumatic impact of COVID-19 on children’s social-emotional health and learning.  With 84% of Virginia kindergarteners engaged in virtual instruction in the 2020/2021 school year, data collected from the Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program brought attention to the academic and social-emotional support needed by students amidst the pandemic. […]

I was perusing The Atlantic and the cover and title of a book caught my eye.  It was entitled, Hunt, Gather, Parent.  Parenting is a tough job no matter how old your children are.  A friend of mine who has five grown children recently said, “Bigger children. Bigger Problems.”  We all know that the early […]

Dear Advocates: This week is Crossover at the General Assembly which means the House sends their Bills over to the Senate and the Senate sends their Bills over to the House.  It will be critically important that members of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance & Appropriation Committees hear from YOU!  Please ask for their […]

Dear Friends, There is a reading crisis.  Too many of our children are struggling when they enter kindergarten.  In fact, OVER 21,000 kindergarteners are at risk of reading failure.  The reading gaps are widening.  There are more children in K-2 at HIGH risk of reading failure. That is why we applaud the bipartisan effort of […]

Dear Advocates: As the 2022 General Assembly is underway, we wanted to remind you of the impact we have made together up to this point. TOGETHER, WE: Worked alongside Republicans and Democrats to change policy and impact children. Focused on data-driven problems and solutions. Secured BIG WINS for our kids. Increased Virginia’s investment in early […]

Dear Friends, As you know, E3 through the generosity of private investors funded and worked alongside UVA to develop the STREAMin3 curricula model for children ages one to five in our school.  Ultimately, we set out to create and develop a model that would impact thousands of children, parents, teachers and programs by giving them […]

Did you know that E3: Elevate Early Education funded the development of STREAMin3 in The New E3 School? The New E3 School is a prototype, statewide demonstration model of best practices in early education and a catalyst for policy change. When E3 worked with UVA to develop the curricula, our goal was to ensure that […]

Over half of Virginia’s kindergarteners are showing up to school NOT ready in literacy, math, social skills or self regulation.  Too many children are entering kindergarten without key readiness skills and continuing to struggle through third grade and beyond. When children have access to high quality early education, they enter kindergarten ready, regardless of their […]

The Build Back Better Act has been the subject of much debate.  Passed by the House earlier this month, the proposed legislation contains over 100 pages related to early education.  Aspects of this bill hold the potential to transform America’s early education landscape.  Our friends at The Hunt Institute prepared a six-page Q&A summary called, “Childcare and Prekindergarten […]