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Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality, 2nd Edition
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Chaudry, Ajay; Morrissey, Taryn; Weiland, Christina; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu – Russell Sage Foundation, 2021
Early care and education in the United States is in crisis. The period between birth and kindergarten is a crucial time for a child's development. Yet vast racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities that begin early in children's lives contribute to starkly different long-term outcomes for adults. Compared to other advanced economies, child…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Child Development
African American Children in Early Childhood Education: Making the Case for Policy Investments in Families, Schools, and Communities. Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education. Volume 5
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Iheoma U. Iruka, Editor; Stephanie M. Curenton, Editor; Tonia R. Durden, Editor – Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education, 2017
Approximately 45% of young black children in the United States (under the age of six) live in poverty. It is well documented that education and economic security are inextricably linked and that early learning and early reading are undisputed contributors to a successful education. This book presents both the challenges and opportunities that…
Descriptors: African American Students, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Child Development
Informing Our Practice: Useful Research on Young Children's Development
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Essa, Eva L., Ed.; Burnham, Melissa M., Ed. – National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2009
Best practice is based on knowledge--not on beliefs or guesses--about how children learn and develop. This volume contains 20 overviews of research on aspects of young children's social, emotional, cognitive, or physical development, as well as how the findings can be applied in the classroom. Originally "Research in Review" articles in NAEYC's…
Descriptors: Research, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Child Development
Escape from Poverty: What Makes a Difference for Children?
Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay, Ed.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Ed. – 1995
Children's poverty rate in the United States, over 20%, exceeds that of all industrialized nations except Australia. This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of changing public policies on children. Section 1 gives a current and historical overview of children in poverty. Sections 2 through 5 address arenas of possible change from policy…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Support, Childhood Attitudes, Children