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Gallagher, H. Alix – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2023
High-quality early learning experiences (i.e., developmentally appropriate, play-based instruction with clear learning goals) have positive long-term effects on student outcomes. As California rolls out Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK), district leaders focused on meeting state requirements for hiring qualified staff and finding…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, Play, Teaching Methods
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Singer-Brodowski, Mandy; Brock, Antje; Etzkorn, Nadine; Otte, Insa – Environmental Education Research, 2019
In Germany, the implementation of the UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for sustainable development (ESD) 2015-2019 aims to implement ESD more profoundly within the structures of Germany's educational system. In this context, a national monitoring has been set up in order to analyze the extent and quality of ESD implementation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Early Childhood Education
Hawaii State Department of Education, 2023
Every student in Hawai'i's public school system -- regardless of their geographic location, background, economic standing or whether they are in English or Hawaiian language pathways -- must have the opportunity to discover and pursue their passions and see first-hand how their interests can translate into successful and meaningful careers that…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Malayo Polynesian Languages, English, Language of Instruction
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2019
Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5357, laws of 2017, required the Washington State Department of Early Learning, now the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), to establish a four-year pilot project to license "outdoor, nature-based early learning and child care programs," otherwise known as "outdoor preschools." As…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Outdoor Education, Preschool Education, Preschools
Washington State Department of Early Learning, 2018
Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5357, passed in 2017, requires the Washington state Department of Early Learning (DEL) to establish a four year pilot project to license "outdoor, nature-based early learning and child care programs," otherwise known as outdoor preschools. This report covers DEL's efforts to date and details the department's…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Outdoor Education, Preschool Education
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Chu, Lisa; DeArmond, Michael – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2021
There is wide recognition that supporting social-emotional learning (SEL) is a critical task for schools as they emerge from the pandemic, but implementation is challenging and SEL programs can easily turn into isolated and disjointed initiatives. When schools treat SEL as an isolated initiative, implementation can be uneven and difficult to…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Social Emotional Learning, Teaching Methods, Pandemics
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Gherardi, Stacy – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2020
Educational success stories are powerful tools that shape the decisions of policymakers. This study explores the ways in which these stories are crafted and how they differ among various educational stakeholders. Using administrator and teacher interviews from a school district which earned accolades for implementation of a 1:1 laptop program,…
Descriptors: Success, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Laptop Computers
Rhode Island Department of Education, 2020
This comprehensive strategic plan lays out a vision for an education system that offers every Rhode Island student the opportunity to be a lifelong learner. While this plan is informed by the events of the pandemic, it looks beyond to address the root issues that impede students from thriving at every level of their education. It lays out…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Strategic Planning, Equal Education
Pollitt, Kelly; Leichty, Reg – American Institutes for Research, 2017
This interactive tool, initiated by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), is designed to guide principals in engaging with state and district leaders as they prepare to submit Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) consolidated plans and work over the coming years to implement the new law. This tool offers principals an…
Descriptors: Principals, Program Implementation, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Kaufman, Julia H.; Cannon, Jill S.; Culbertson, Shelly; Hannan, Margaret; Hamilton, Laura S.; Meyers, Sophie – RAND Corporation, 2018
Louisiana has received recent attention for some of its new education policies and promising early results. In this report, RAND researchers provide an in-depth description of Louisiana's approach to improving student outcomes since 2012. The authors examine how the state has used various policy levers -- including mandates, resource alignment,…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Norton, Jill; Goodson, Barbara; Checkoway, Amy; Velez, Melissa – Abt Associates, 2017
Increasingly, early education, regardless of setting type, is considered to be an educational intervention that sets the stage for children's long-term school success. Accordingly, policymakers are focused on how to develop and support educators who have the skills and capacity to deliver high-quality programming to children. A pressing question…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Early Childhood Education, Capacity Building, Elementary School Teachers
Cossentino, Jacqueline – NAMTA Journal, 2014
Jacqueline Cossentino's research looks at the culture of the family as it pertains to four birth-to-six centers: Montessori Partners Serving All Children, in St. Paul, MN, Crossway Montessori Communities in Kensington, MD, East Dallas Community Schools in Dallas, TX, and Family Star Montessori School, in Denver, CO. These programs met for the…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2014
Research Connections conducted a comprehensive search of its collection for resources focused on Early Head Start/Head Start-Child Care Partnerships (EHS/HS-CC Partnerships). This Key Topic Resource List (KTRL) includes an overview of EHS/HS-CC Partnerships, as well as tools and studies to better support positive outcomes of these partnerships.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Child Care, Partnerships in Education
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Boavida, Tânia; Aguiar, Cecília; McWilliam, R. A.; Correia, Nadine – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2016
The focus of this study is an in-service training program rooted in routines-based early intervention and designed to improve the quality of goals and objectives on individualized plans. Participants were local intervention team members and other professionals who worked closely with each team. This training program involved a small number of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Personnel, Training
Augustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Pane, John F.; Schwartz, Heather L.; Schweig, Jonathan; McEachin, Andrew; Siler-Evans, Kyle – RAND Corporation, 2016
The National Summer Learning Project, launched by the Wallace Foundation in 2011, includes an assessment of the effectiveness of voluntary, district-led summer learning programs offered at no cost to low-income, urban elementary students. The study, conducted by RAND, uses a randomized controlled trial and other analytic methods to assess the…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Low Income Students, Urban Education, Achievement Gap
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