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Direct linkRobert C. Pianta; Christina Stephens – State Education Standard, 2025
State policymakers have worked hard to increase prekindergarten enrollment and ease young children's transition to kindergarten, and with good reason. There is abundant evidence that attending a formal preschool program such as state pre-K or Head Start boosts students' academic and social competencies significantly and meaningfully, regardless of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Transitional Programs
Creed Dunn; Judy Frank; Allyson Morgan – State Education Standard, 2025
As students enter the middle grades, many lose academic momentum and thus reach ninth grade unprepared. This lack of preparedness snowballs: It leads students to disengage from their studies, causing them to miss opportunities to get back on track in high school and thrive in the years beyond. Sixth grade is a particularly critical juncture.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Best Practices, Transitional Programs
Ryan Reyna – State Education Standard, 2025
As the American economy has shifted, so too has state leaders' understanding of what education systems and institutions need to provide students to set them on a path to long-term success. Is the education system meeting those needs? The true indicator of success is not whether students cross the graduation stage; it is what happens next for them.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Outcomes of Education, State Boards of Education, High School Graduates
Briana A. López; Aprile D. Benner – State Education Standard, 2025
While all school transitions are important, the middle to high school shift stands out. It coincides with biological, social, and cognitive changes in young people that began in early adolescence but continue into high school. These changes can be quite stressful, often disrupting students' academic performance and social and emotional well-being…
Descriptors: Well Being, Health Promotion, Transitional Programs, Middle School Students
Jennifer K. Migliore; Jessica Ellott; Kimberly J. Osmani; Lydia Dempsey – State Education Standard, 2025
Despite federal laws mandating services to support their postsecondary transitions, students with disabilities overall pursue less continued education and vocational training and get fewer jobs than their peers without disabilities. To enhance outcomes for students with disabilities after they exit high school, this article describes how state…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Career Development, Faculty Development
Anna Powell; Brandy Jones Lawrence; Wanzi Muruvi – State Education Standard, 2024
As part of its effort to make universal prekindergarten (UPK) available to four-year-olds, California has recently expanded transitional kindergarten (TK) in its public schools. TK will be a full pre-K grade level in all districts by the 2025-26 school year. Other states that seek to broaden access to early care and education (ECE) can learn…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Equal Education, Access to Education, Barriers
