Ypsilanti, Michigan, January 16, 2014 — Strengthening the academic and life outcomes of children in Flint, Michigan, by improving local early childhood education programs is the goal of a recent grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to the HighScope Educational Research Foundation.
Ypsilanti, Michigan (October 29, 2013) — HighScope Educational Research Foundation, headquartered in Ypsilanti, Michigan, has named Dr. Cheryl Polk as president.
YPSILANTI, MI (February 12, 2013) — Larry Schweinhart has announced his plans to retire from the presidency of the HighScope Educational Research Foundation in August 2013.
YPSILANTI, MI, August 20, 2012 — In recognition that proper implementation of the HighScope Preschool Curriculum yields more effective child outcomes and acknowledging the importance of providing teachers with formal training of the Curriculum, HighScope Educational Research Foundation has entered into a cooperative agreement with Oakland Schools.
YPSILANTI, MI, July 10, 2009 ─ By focusing on number and geometry, the new HighScope Numbers Plus® preschool math curriculum meets the recommendations of a recent National Research Council call for a national initiative to improve early childhood mathematics education.
Washington, DC, November, 2004 — A landmark, long-term study of the effects of high-quality early care and education on low-income three- and four-year-olds shows that adults at age 40 who participated in a preschool program in their early years have higher earnings, are more likely to hold a job, have committed fewer crimes, and are more likely to have graduated from high school.