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Anamarie A. Whitaker; Margaret Burchinal; Jade M. Jenkins; Drew H. Bailey; Tyler W. Watts; Greg J. Duncan; Emma R. Hart; Ellen Peisner-Feinberg – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
High-quality preschool programs are heralded as an effective policy tool to promote the development and life-long wellbeing of children from low-income families. Yet evaluations of recent preschool programs produce puzzling findings, including negative impacts, and divergent, weaker results than were shown in demonstration programs implemented in…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Educational Research
Liss, Emmy; Wallack, Josh; Weisenfeld, G. G.; Frede, Ellen – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2023
Over the last several years, a growing number of cities have invested in early care and education for 3- and 4-year-old children, known as "preschool." This paper aims to aid cities in planning preschool programs by outlining a range of factors to consider. We largely do not make recommendations, but rather try to identify a range of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Program Development, Governance, Program Administration
Bernstein, Sara; Reid, Natalie; Harrington, Jeffrey; Malone, Lizabeth – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
Head Start is an essential part of the programs and funding streams that provide early care and education (ECE) services to young children in the U.S. Head Start focuses on supporting children and families with low incomes, but also contributes to the broader effort to expand access to high quality ECE for all young children. Programs and…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Social Services, Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education
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Alesi, Marianna; Costa, Sebastiano; Bianco, Antonino; Pepi, Annamaria – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
Structured motor tasks may affect cognitive development by creating a cognitively challenging "enriched environment', giving opportunity for social cooperation, increasing the joy to learn through play, improving the sense of mastery and competence. The study investigated the association between motor and cognitive exercises, through a…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Kindergarten, Young Children, Emergent Literacy
Talan, Teri N.; Kelton, Robyn – McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University, 2021
Over the past decade, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners have increasingly come to recognize the importance of quality in early care and education. Along with this recognition is compelling evidence that sound administrative practices help ensure high-quality learning opportunities for young children. Since its first publication in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Program Administration, Program Evaluation
Wepner, Shelley B., Ed.; Quatroche, Diana J., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2021
This popular book addresses literacy leaders' eternal quest to prepare all students for the demands of the 21st century. This updated Sixth Edition will help prospective and current literacy professionals understand how to organize and supervise literacy programs within the context of current state and federal mandates. With a focus on providing…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Guidelines
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Garver, Karin; Weisenfeld, G. G.; Connors-Tadros, Lori; Hodges, Katherine; Melnick, Hanna; Plasencia, Sara – Learning Policy Institute, 2023
Most states in the United States operate their public preschool programs in a mixed delivery system that serves children in local education agencies (LEAs) as well as non-LEA settings, such as Head Start agencies, child care centers, private schools, and family child care homes. To inform state preschool administrators and policymakers as they…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, State Policy, School Districts, Delivery Systems
Amy F. Johnson – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2022
This report compiles the results of a survey of Maine superintendents and special education directors that was conducted in May of 2022. The purpose of the survey was to determine districts' awareness of ongoing policy conversations about transferring responsibility for preschool special education services from Child Development Services to School…
Descriptors: School Administration, Special Education, Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes
Diaconis, Athena; Estrera, Elc; Hafford, Carol; Hernandez, Marc; Markovitz, Carrie; Muyskens, Paul – Corporation for National and Community Service, 2015
Minnesota Reading Corps is the largest AmeriCorps State program in the country. Its mission is to help every Minnesota child become a proficient reader by the end of third grade. To meet this goal, the Minnesota Reading Corps and its host organization, ServeMinnesota Action Network, engages a diverse group of AmeriCorps members to provide…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, State Programs, Tutoring, Enrichment
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Bayly, Benjamin L.; Bierman, Karen L.; Jacobson, Linda – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2021
Background: Childcare programs serving preschool children are generally of poorer quality than publicly-funded preschools both in terms of their classroom processes and structural features. Research on childcare programs has typically collapsed them into a single group, yet these programs vary greatly in neighborhood disadvantage and organization…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Community Characteristics, Child Care Centers, Educational Quality
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Mo Wang; Xiumin Hong – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
This paper addresses the roles of job position in relation to early childhood leadership (ECL) and school type as a potential moderator of this relationship in China. A sample of 918 research participants, including 149 principals/vice-principals, 108 middle leaders and 661 teachers, was investigated. A three-factor model of ECL including staff…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Leadership Styles, Decision Making, Institutional Characteristics
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2018
The Indian Education -- Formula Grants to Local Education Agencies (Indian Education Formula Grant) program is authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). It is the Department's principal vehicle for addressing the particular needs of Indian children. The program…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Indian Relationship, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hong, Xiumin; Liu, Qianqian; Zhang, Mingzhu; Li, Hui – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: Driven by the universal two-child policy, the childcare services in China have stepped into a new era after 3-decade of neglect. This national study investigated the accessibility, quality, and administration of childcare services for children under age 3, by establishing a triangulation of survey, interview, and classroom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Child Care, Preschool Children
Schlieber, Marisa; Knight, Jenna; Adejumo, Tobi; Copeman Petig, Abby; Valencia López, Enrique; Pufall Jones, Elizabeth – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2022
Early educators are the key to quality early care and education (ECE) services, and there is broad consensus that high-quality care and learning environments for young children depend on educators who are skilled at nurturing children's development and learning. Yet, inadequate working conditions and low pay routinely hamper educators in their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Quality
Office of Finance and Operations, US Department of Education, 2024
The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education's (Department's) fiscal year (FY) 2024 "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) is to inform Congress, the President, other external stakeholders, and the American people on how the Department used the federal resources entrusted to it to advance the mission of the Department to promote student…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Public Agencies, Federal Aid, Financial Support
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