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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
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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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
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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
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Leung, Cheung-Shing Sam; Lim, Swee Eng Audrey; Li, Yuen Ling – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
In the past, the Curriculum Development Council in Hong Kong [Curriculum Development Council (CDC). (1996). "Guide to the Pre-Primary Curriculum." Hong Kong: Government Printer; CDC. (2000). "Consultation Document: Learning to Learn: The Way Forward in Curriculum Development." Hong Kong: Government Printer; CDC. (2001).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Kindergarten
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Gelfer, Jeffrey I.; Krasch, Delilah J.; O'Hara, Kathleen S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Teacher shortages are a pervasive global issue that is expected to continue, especially in low-performing, high-needs schools [O'Connor, E. A., Malow, M. S., & Bisland, B. M. (2011). Mentorship and instruction received during training: Views of alternatively certified teachers. "Educational Review," 63(2), 219-232]. In an effort to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Alternative Teacher Certification, Graduate Students, College School Cooperation
Connors-Tadros, Lori; Horowitz, Michelle – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2014
Early childhood teachers are rightly concerned with implementing a system that was, at least in the initial stages, designed with a different set of teachers in mind--teachers of older students who have standardized achievement data. In most states, policy, practices, and guidance for early childhood teachers are just now being developed or…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, State Standards, Government Role
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Bradley, M.C.; Daley, Tamara; Levin, Marjorie; O'Reilly, Fran; Parsad, Amanda; Robertson, Anne; Werner, Alan – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 is the most recent reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), federal legislation specifically focused on the education of children with disabilities. Section 664(b) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 requires…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Outcomes of Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Objectives
Barnett, W. Steven; Weisenfeld, G. G.; Brown, Kirsty; Squires, Jim; Horowitz, Michelle – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2016
This report explores the extent to which states (and several large cities) are positioned to provide high quality preschool education on a large scale. States and cities that are already doing so or that could do so with modest improvements offer opportunities for advocacy to advance access to high quality early education as well as for rigorous…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010
This paper presents an overview of the Early Head Start program. The objective of the Early Head Start program is to enhance the cognitive, social and emotional development of low-income children, including children on federally-recognized reservations and children of migratory farm workers, through the provision of comprehensive health,…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development