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Download full textFarbman, David – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2012
Considering the broader context of school reform that is seeking education strategies that might deliver substantial impact, this article examines four questions related to the policy and practice of expanding learning time: (a) Why do educators find the standard American school calendar insufficient to meet students' educational needs, especially…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Extended School Day, Disadvantaged Youth, Student Needs
Gropen, Jess; Clark-Chiarelli, Nancy; Chalufour, Ingrid; Hoisington, Cindy; Eggers-Pierola, Costanza – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
Over the past three years, the authors' team at Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) has been researching a professional development program in science, "Foundations of Science Literacy" ("FSL"), for preschool lead and assistant Head Start teachers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Year 1 was a pilot year, so it is the…
Descriptors: Assignments, Science Activities, Disadvantaged Youth, Physical Sciences
Collins, Ann; Goodson, Barbara – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
This report presents findings from the Massachusetts Family Child Care study, a two-year evaluation designed to examine the impacts on providers and children of an early childhood education program aimed at improving the development and learning opportunities in the care settings and, as a consequence, the outcomes for children in care. The early…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Caregivers
Collins, Ann; Goodson, Barbara; Luallen, Jeremy; Fountain, Alyssa Rulf; Checkoway, Amy – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
This report presents findings from the Massachusetts Family Child Care study, a two-year evaluation of the impacts of an early childhood education program on providers and children in family child care. The program--"LearningGames"--is designed to train caregivers to stimulate children's cognitive, language, and social-emotional…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Caregivers
Kaufman, Maurice; And Others – 1980
This report presents an evaluation of the Medford, Massachusetts, Language, Education, Acceleration Program (Project LEAP) for the 1979-80 school year. The first section presents findings of evaluator observations during program implementation. The second section reports findings from quantitative measures: standardized tests,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Stager, John; And Others – 1990
This report outlines the overall design and implementation of Teacher Support Teams (TSTs), a concept developed under the auspices of the Massachusetts Board of Education to help administrators, teachers, and other school personnel and parents to identify at-risk students in regular education. TSTs, developed at individual schools and…
Descriptors: Counselor Teacher Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
