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Jonathan Collins; Jared Lisonbee; Cristina Barrera; Katrina Herd; Julie Clark – Utah State Board of Education, 2024
During the 2019 General Session, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 166, "School Readiness Amendments", to improve the coordination and alignment of preschool programming. This report is provided to the Education Interim Committee as a summary of an evaluation of and the efficacy of the High Quality School Readiness (HQSR) Grant…
Descriptors: Grants, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, School Readiness
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Jordan Berne; Katia Córdoba García; Brian A. Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Samuel Owusu; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Educational Researcher, 2025
In recent years, several states have expanded a new publicly funded learning option: Transitional Kindergarten (TK). TK bridges prekindergarten and kindergarten in its eligibility, requirements, and design. Using Michigan as a case study, we examine TK's fit in the early learning landscape. Broadly, we find TK in Michigan reduces some…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
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Jordan Berne; Katia Córdoba García; Brian Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Samuel Owusu; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Grantee Submission, 2024
In recent years, several states have expanded a new publicly funded learning option: Transitional Kindergarten (TK). TK bridges prekindergarten and kindergarten in its eligibility, requirements, and design. Using Michigan as a case study, we examine TK's fit in the early learning landscape. Broadly, we find TK in Michigan reduces some…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
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Susana Castro-Kemp; Peter Kemp – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2025
High-quality early childhood education is key for children's positive and long-term outcomes. Countries differ on how they quality assure provision. In England, Ofsted is the independent inspection body, often the source of controversy for lack of transparency in ratings. However, there is a dearth of evidence on how inspectors' judgements are…
Descriptors: Inspection, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Educational Quality
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Elise Swanson; Jennifer Ash; Sativa Thompson; Lisa Sanbonmatsu; Christopher Avery; Douglas O. Staiger; Thomas J. Kane – Grantee Submission, 2024
We evaluate two interventions designed to improve students' postsecondary readiness, as measured by their GPA, self-reported career readiness, and self-reported social emotional constructs, in rural districts. Student Success Planning (SSP) was implemented by 17 rural districts in New York and Ohio and included quarterly meetings between students…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, School Readiness, Grade Point Average, Career Readiness
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Elise Swanson; Sativa Thompson – Grantee Submission, 2024
This brief provides an overview of the postsecondary readiness-focused interventions that districts partnering with the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN) implemented and evaluated through a randomized controlled trial during the 2021-22 school year. NCRERN districts piloted two interventions aimed at improving…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, School Readiness, Rural Schools, Grade Point Average
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Supta Taposi Dasgupta – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2025
India and Bangladesh exhibit commonalities in their sociocultural backgrounds and contexts, with both nations facing challenges regarding the education of disadvantaged children. India's recently introduced National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aims to offer universal access to high-quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) through an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Marc Hernandez; Sarah Kabourek; Isis Owusu; Arvind Ilamaran – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
NORC at the University of Chicago designed and implemented an impact evaluation of the SEEDS of Learning (SEEDS) professional development (PD) program on behalf of the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, in collaboration with Kidango. SEEDS of Learning is an evidence-based PD program that prepares early childhood educators to help children develop the…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Faculty Development, Program Evaluation, Evidence Based Practice