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Yun, Cathy; Melnick, Hanna; Wechsler, Marjorie – Learning Policy Institute, 2021
Early childhood assessments can provide important information to guide instruction and inform policy. Given the widespread and growing use of statewide kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs), in particular, it is important that policymakers understand how to choose and use assessments wisely. This brief summarizes research showing how authentic…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Performance Based Assessment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Student Evaluation
Children Now, 2015
Every teacher, principal, and school administrator wants their young students to thrive as they move through the transitional kindergarten and kindergarten years and into the early elementary grades. With the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the Local Control Funding Formula, school districts have new opportunities to…
Descriptors: School Readiness, State Standards, Educational Planning, Alignment (Education)
Bird, Kisha – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2016
Youth of color are full of promise; they are courageous, intelligent, creative, curious, bold, and resilient. An investment strategy placing them at the center and addressing the structural barriers that keep them locked out of social, emotional, and economic prosperity because of their race/ethnicity, gender, and/or zip code is both fiscally…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Investment, Youth Opportunities, Social Justice
Wechsler, Marjorie; Melnick, Hanna; Maier, Anna; Bishop, Joseph – Learning Policy Institute, 2016
This brief identifies important elements of high-quality early childhood education programs as indicated by research and professional standards. These include: (1) Early learning standards and curricula that address the whole child, are developmentally appropriate, and are effectively implemented; (2) Assessments that consider children's academic,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Academic Standards, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Bouhebent, Edith – Young Children, 2008
For families who might otherwise be isolated--socially, economically, and/or geographically--home visitation can be a highly beneficial family support service. Drawing on her experiences with Family Connections, a home visitation initiative serving families with children birth to age 5, in Fresno County, California, Bouhebent conveys best…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Family Programs, Home Visits, Best Practices
Orr-Carpenter, Deborah – 2000
This document discusses the Small Business Development Center initiative which addresses the needs of California businesses to grow through the delivery of one-on-one counseling, seminars, workshops, conferences, and other technical activities. The community colleges host 21 full centers. Some of the major objectives of the initiative are the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Design, Development, Developmental Programs
Children Now, 2009
This policy brief explores kindergarten readiness observation and its benefits to local and state level stakeholders; highlights efforts by California counties and other states to measure school readiness; and makes recommendations for moving toward statewide use of kindergarten readiness observation tools. Key points include: (1) Early efforts to…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Observation, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education