This is an executive summary of a longer report: "AISD Prekindergarten Program Longitudinal Summary Report Issue 2: Half-Day versus Full-Day Programs." In the Austin Independent School District, full-day pre-K students from the 2001-2002 cohort were more likely to pass the 2010 Texas state assessment for 7th-grade reading TAKS than were…

This document describes Even Start, a new federal family literacy program that combines early childhood education, parenting education, and adult literacy education. The program is based on the collaboration of community organizations and provides a new range of services. These services include family-centered education programs that involve…

In April of 1986-87, the School Board approved a student assignment plan which returned most elementary students to their neighborhood schools, creating 16 predominantly minority schools with many students from low-income families. To assure the quality of education in these schools, a 5-year plan was developed. This report summarizes results in…