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Education Trust-West, 2021
In 2021, California made historic investments in early learning to expand transitional kindergarten (TK) to serve all of California's 4-year-olds. Transitional kindergarten began in California in 2012 as a free public school program for 4-year-olds who were not yet eligible for kindergarten (a non-compulsory grade). Yet by 2019, just 28 percent of…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Kindergarten, State Policy, Preschool Education
Keily, Tom; Evans, Alyssa; Atchison, Bruce – Education Commission of the States, 2019
This Policy Guide draws on work with five states to provide context and guidance for policymakers looking to strengthen the pre-K to K-3 continuum and create opportunities to close the achievement gap. It includes a tear-out page of guiding questions at the end.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Achievement Gap, State Policy, Alignment (Education)
Austin, Lea J. E.; Whitebook, Marcy; Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura; Abbasi, Ferheen; Amanta, Felippa – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
Midway through the second decade of this century, the importance of early care and education (ECE) to children's lifelong learning and to the nation's economic well-being is recognized up to the highest levels of government, and in businesses, schools, and living rooms across the country. This understanding represents a dramatic shift from earlier…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Austin, Lea J. E.; Whitebook, Marcy; Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura; Amanta, Felippa; Abbasi, Ferheen – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
Today, the importance of early care and education (ECE) to children's lifelong learning and to the nation's economic well-being is recognized up to the highest levels of government, and in businesses, schools, and living rooms across the country. This understanding represents a dramatic shift from earlier decades, and carries with it heightened…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Austin, Lea J. E.; Kipnis, Fran; Whitebook, Marcy; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
Teacher preparation in the field of early childhood education (ECE) has historically included a variety of higher education degree programs, in various child-related disciplines, all of which have generally been considered equally acceptable. And too often, these highly diverse degree programs are assumed to produce equivalent results. In…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura; Amanta, Felippa; Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea J. E.; Montoya, Elena – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
Midway through the second decade of this century, the importance of early care and education (ECE) to children's lifelong learning and to our nation's economic well-being is recognized up to the highest levels of government, and in businesses, schools, and living rooms across the country. This understanding represents a dramatic shift from earlier…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura; Amanta, Felippa; Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea J. E.; Montoya, Elena – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
Today, the importance of early care and education (ECE) to children's lifelong learning and to our nation's economic well being is recognized up to the highest levels of government, and in businesses, schools, and living rooms across the country. This understanding represents a dramatic shift from earlier decades, and carries with it heightened…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura; Amanta, Felippa; Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea J. E.; Montoya, Elena – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
Teacher preparation in the field of early childhood education (ECE) has historically included a variety of higher education degree programs, in various child-related disciplines, all of which have generally been considered to produce equivalent results. In contrast, programs to prepare teachers and administrators to work with older children…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
The New York State Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) serves the Governor and is charged with ensuring that all of New York's young children are healthy, learning, and thriving in families that are supported by a full complement of services and resources essential for successful development. The council's Workforce Work Group is dedicated to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
In an effort to reexamine the status of early childhood higher education offerings in New York, the New York Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) with its partner members, New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute and the New York State Association for the Education of Young Children engaged the Center for the Study of Child…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
In recent years, New York, like many states, has committed public and private resources toward multiple efforts to improve educational services and to ensure that teacher education degree and certification programs can better prepare their graduates to meet the complex needs of young children of all ages. Critical to responding to this need is the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Austin, Lea J. E.; Sakai, Laura; Whitebook, Marcy; Bloechliger, Olivia; Amanta, Felippa – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
Midway through the second decade of this century, the importance of early care and education (ECE) to children's lifelong learning and to our nation's economic well-being is recognized up to the highest levels of government, and in businesses, schools, and living rooms across the country. This understanding represents a dramatic shift from earlier…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Austin, Lea J. E.; Sakai, Laura; Whitebook, Marcy; Bloechliger, Olivia; Amanta, Felippa; Montoya, Elena – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
Today, the importance of early care and education (ECE) to children's lifelong learning and to our nation's economic well being is recognized up to the highest levels of government, and in businesses, schools, and living rooms across the country. This understanding represents a dramatic shift from earlier decades, and carries with it heightened…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Sakai, Laura; Austin, Lea J. E.; Bloechliger, Olivia; Whitebook, Marcy; Amanta, Felippa – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2015
Teacher preparation in the field of early childhood education (ECE) has historically included a variety of higher education degree programs, in various child-related disciplines, all of which have generally been considered equally acceptable. And too often, these highly diverse degree programs are assumed to produce equivalent results (Maxwell,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Alignment (Education)
Latte, Ave M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Problem: Transitioning into kindergarten marks an important time in the lives of young children and their families. While many families and teachers participate in transition events little is known about the ways that transition activities actually inform and support key stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to describe district transition…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Board of Education Policy
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