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Download full textWashington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2025
Annually, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) prepares the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) and Head Start Saturation Study to analyze access to Washington's ECEAP and Head Start programs serving 3- and 4-year-olds. This study estimates the number of eligible children living within each school district…
Descriptors: Social Services, Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education
James Riddlesperger – ACT Education Corp., 2025
This brief explores how the growth of school-day testing has changed the overall population of annual ACT testers to be more representative of all students; it also highlights key insights from school-day testing programs nationwide.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Testing, Scheduling, State Programs
Robin L. Hopkins – Maryland State Department of Education, 2024
In Maryland, one way children's well-being is measured is by looking at the data from the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA). While the data can illustrate how children perform on various indicators across language and literacy, mathematics, social foundations, and physical well-being and motor development, it is really a reflection of the…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Young Children, Literacy
Direct linkDan Goldhaber; Katherine Baird; Suvekshya Gautam – Center for Education Data & Research, 2024
In this paper we analyze the extent to which a mandated kindergarten assessment predicts 3rd grade outcomes, and the academic progression for students from 3rd grade to high school. We find that the kindergarten assessment strongly predicts 3rd grade outcomes, with the math skills assessment being especially predictive of 3rd grade academic…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains
