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Direct linkHuss, Christopher D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The researcher conducted a nonexperimental study to investigate and analyze the influence of reduced class sizes, intensity (all day and every day), duration (five years), and heterogeneity (random class assignment) on the Head Start Fade effect. The researcher employed retrospective data analysis using a longitudinal explanatory design on data…
Descriptors: Class Size, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Child Development Centers
Download full textAdams, Gina; McDaniel, Marla – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2009
Preschool for All (PFA) is a part-day (2.5 hours for up to five days a week) early childhood education program for 3- and 4-year-olds in Illinois. The program is voluntary to families and is designed to be a high-quality preschool option for all children--especially those at risk of academic failure. PFA was implemented in 2006 and is free to…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Access to Education
Boyd-Zaharias, Jayne; Pate-Bain, Helen – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
Low achievement and high dropout rates among poor and minority students continue to plague U.S. society. While much attention over the past quarter century has focused on reforming the schools these students attend, little or no progress has been made in actually closing the achievement gaps or reducing the number of dropouts. Why? Aren't…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Achievement, Educational Quality
Goldstein, Anne; Lombardi, Joan; Schumacher, Rachel – Zero to Three, 2006
Across the country, states are developing more unified and comprehensive education systems for young children. The authors of this article outline seven features that help connect various early education programs across a state. First, supportive governance ensures that all parts of an early care and education system complement, rather than…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children, Child Care, Early Intervention
