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Download full textBenjamin W. Cottingham; H. Alix Gallagher; Leah Faw – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2024
California's investment in Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) reflects a commitment to providing access to UTK for all 4-year-olds in public schools by the 2025-2026 academic year. However, the implementation of transitional kindergarten (TK) presents challenges for districts in aligning this new grade coherently with existing grade levels…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, Public Schools
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Direct linkJorden Berne; Brian Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Grantee Submission, 2024
Transitional kindergarten (TK) is a relatively recent entrant into the US early education landscape, combining features of public pre-K and regular kindergarten. We provide the first estimates of the impact of Michigan's TK program on third-grade test scores. Using an augmented regression discontinuity design, we find that TK improves third-grade…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Scores, Kindergarten, Grade 3
Jordan S. Berne; Brian A. Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively recent entrant into the U.S. early education landscape, combining features of public pre-K and regular kindergarten. We provide the first estimates of the impact of Michigan's TK program on 3rd grade test scores. Using an augmented regression discontinuity design, we find that TK improves 3rd grade…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Scores, Kindergarten, Grade 3
Samantha Lukey; Lynne Keevers; Chye Toole-Anstey; Jodie Stewart; Steven Dodd; Lisa MacLeod – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2024
This systematic review reports evidence on practices and programmes that enhance successful primary-secondary school transition and participation for Indigenous students in Australia. A thematic analysis found three sets of practices: the school context; bridging practices; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students cultural recognition.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Indigenous Personnel, Transitional Programs
Jermaine Gleaton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The effects of transitions impact students across academic levels in many ways. The transition to high school can be a vulnerable time; moreover, it may be an optimal time for preventive interventions. As students matriculate and transition from middle to high school, a concentrated effort must be made to improve the practices to best support…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Students, Middle School Students, Transitional Programs
Carmen L. Araoz, Editor – ITHAKA S+R, 2025
The American Talent Initiative's Student Success Research Grant Program supported research studies aimed at deepening our understanding of the institutional practices and strategies that can improve student success at high-graduation-rate institutions. The findings will offer actionable recommendations for supporting lower-income students, while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
Brittney Diane Parker-Goodin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation examines the transition planning experiences of Black and Latinx families with students who have extensive support needs (ESN) in an urban school district. Employing a qualitative case study approach, the research involved collecting data through interviews, focus groups, and document analysis to explore how participant families…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Latin Americans, African American Students, Family (Sociological Unit)
