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H. Callie Silver; Sarai Coba-Rodriguez – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Since its inception in 1965, Head Start has provided low-income families with wraparound early childhood programming. Serving nearly a million children and families nationwide, Head Start's "Whole Child" philosophy was particularly evident during COVID-19 when families faced unprecedented disruptions at home, school, and work. Utilizing…
Descriptors: Administrators, Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Social Services
Sarah Bowen; Sinikka Elliott; Annie Hardison-Moody – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2022
Researchers have noted large spatial variations in rates of food insecurity. But little research exists on why this is so and the impacts it has on rural families. Drawing on a mixed-methods longitudinal study with 124 poor and working-class households in North Carolina, we analyze the processes that shape lower-income rural families' access to…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Food, Hunger, Low Income
Stosich, Elizabeth Leisy; Hatch, Thomas; Hill, Kathryn; Roegman, Rachel; Allen, David – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021
In this study, we aim to deepen understanding of what it would take to develop the relationships, common understandings, and collective expertise that might support district-wide improvement efforts by examining the implementation of the Common Core and a teacher evaluation policy. Drawing on three years of social network data in three districts,…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Common Core State Standards, Educational Policy, School Districts
Miller, M. Elizabeth; Nicely, Stephanie; Shefet, Dana; Stage, Virginia C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Body mass index (BMI) screenings are conducted as part of Head Start's (HS) health and nutrition assessments. Weight status classifications, which rely on the accuracy of the BMI measurements, are communicated to caregivers to engage them in health behavior change. Limited qualitative research has been conducted on the procedures for BMI…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Federal Programs, Low Income Students
Andrei, Elena; Northrop, Laura – TESL-EJ, 2022
The United States has a growing population of English learners (ELs) and a shortage of trained English as Second Language (ESL) teachers, leaving many teachers unprepared to work with ELs. As teachers turn frequently to online resources for guidance, we reviewed the available resources and professional development on departments of education…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction, Faculty Development
Xiangyu Zhao; Lieny Jeon – Early Education and Development, 2024
"Research Findings:" Teachers in early care and education (ECE) face tremendous challenges, which can lead to poor well-being, low job satisfaction, and high turnover rates. Thus, it is essential to understand the factors related to job satisfaction as well as the well-being resources that teachers need. The study used multilevel…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Job Satisfaction, Work Environment, Well Being
Martin Fislake; Jana Schumacher – Design and Technology Education, 2024
In March 2018, metal construction kits were distributed to all elementary schools in Rhineland-Palatinate as part of the project called "Technikkiste" [translation from German: technology box] to promote STEM education. At the end of the year 2018, three more expansion sets followed. So far, no requests have been made to schools, even…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Curriculum
Taryn W. Morrissey; Scott W. Allard; Elizabeth Pelletier – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2022
This study links county-level early care and education (ECE) program, economic, and demographic data to child-level data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Cohort of 2010-2011 to examine geographic variation in ECE program participation and provision. We find that public ECE programs, particularly Head Start, occupy a larger…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, School Readiness, Access to Education, Early Childhood Education
Mendez-Carbajo, Diego – Journal of Economic Education, 2020
In this article, the author describes the practice of active learning with Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED). First, he outlines the broad intellectual context of learning with and about economic data, summarizing the recent scholarly contributions made to the topic. Next, the author presents several strategies for teaching with FRED in the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Economics Education, Data Use, Economics
Stephanie Walsh; Andrea Hetling; Sabrina Riddick; Sabrina Rodriguez – Review of Higher Education, 2024
Low-income students struggle with resources while trying to achieve future financial stability. As colleges explore ways to support students, one solution is integration with public benefits. This study focuses on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a program that offers cash assistance to low-income adults with children. Statistical…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, College Students, Welfare Services, Welfare Recipients
Mendez-Carbajo, Diego; Malakar, Lucy C. – Journal of Economic Education, 2020
In this article, the authors describe two independent efforts at "flipping" introductory economics courses employing econlowodown.org resources from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. From an instructor's perspective, it is relatively simple to locate the high-quality free resources available online and assign them to students. Their…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Introductory Courses, Educational Resources, Public Agencies
Hill, Andrew T.; Wolla, Scott – Journal of Economic Education, 2020
The authors survey the economic education programs and resources produced and supported by the Federal Reserve System: from K-16 professional development opportunities for teachers and professors, to free lesson plans, videos, online learning modules, and readings ready for the classroom. They provide the history, goals, context, and reach of the…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Public Agencies, Federal Programs, Nonschool Educational Programs
Al-Hassan, Omayya M. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2018
Jordan has been one of the leading countries in early childhood education and development in the Middle East and North Africa. As a country with limited natural resources, Jordan recognizes the importance of investing in the development of human resources to build a competitive advantage in the global knowledge economy. Therefore, education is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Government Role, Federal Programs
Principals' Perceptions of Teacher Evaluation Reform from Structural and Human Resource Perspectives
Campbell, John Wilson; Derrington, Mary Lynne – Journal of Educational Supervision, 2019
Driven by Race to the Top funding and quickly designed and deployed in 2010-2011, a new teacher evaluation policy in Tennessee altered principals' supervisory practices regarding their use of time for observation and reporting, their interaction with teachers, and the methods for giving teachers performance ratings. In addition, student test score…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Evaluation, Educational Change
Zandniapour, Lily; Deterding, Nicole M. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2018
Tiered evidence initiatives are an important federal strategy to incentivize and accelerate the use of rigorous evidence in planning, implementing, and assessing social service investments. The Social Innovation Fund (SIF), a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, adopted a public-private partnership approach to tiered…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Research Needs, Evidence