Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 3 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 7 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 12 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 37 |
Descriptor
Access to Education | 61 |
Federal Programs | 61 |
Financial Support | 57 |
Federal Aid | 24 |
Federal Legislation | 24 |
Higher Education | 19 |
Educational Finance | 18 |
State Programs | 17 |
Eligibility | 15 |
Grants | 14 |
Child Care | 13 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Policymakers | 10 |
Administrators | 2 |
Practitioners | 2 |
Community | 1 |
Location
California | 4 |
Colorado | 3 |
Iowa | 2 |
Alabama | 1 |
Arkansas | 1 |
Indiana | 1 |
Maine | 1 |
Michigan | 1 |
Minnesota | 1 |
New Mexico | 1 |
New York (New York) | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
National Household Education… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Halley Potter; Casey Stockstill – Century Foundation, 2024
The landscape of early childhood programs has evolved as a largely fractured landscape: most public early education programs such as Head Start and state pre-K have been limited to low-income children or children with identified risk factors, and most private programs charge tuition that is too low to support a well-compensated workforce but still…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Student Diversity, At Risk Students, Low Income Students
Christina M. Stephens; Danielle A. Crosby; Julia Mendez Smith – Grantee Submission, 2024
Center-based early care and education (ECE) is important for promoting positive early development and supporting families by providing child care so parents can work. However, the center-based supply varies substantially in terms of funding sources, indicators of quality, and services offered; and many families experience a lack of equitable…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Young Children
Paris, Benjamin; Hall, Jamie – Heritage Foundation, 2023
Many welfare programs give greater benefits to unmarried individuals than to a married couple of otherwise identical income. The resulting marriage penalty discourages marriage and rewards single parenthood. Combined marriage penalties across federal and state welfare programs can reach tens of thousands of dollars per year for a given family. One…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Barriers, Preschool Education, Federal Aid
Nicole MartinRogers; Jennifer Valorose; Jackie Aman – Wilder Research, 2024
In order to explore how early childhood Ojibwe language and culture programs could be scaled up with financial and governance support from state government agencies, Wilder Research explored the process of reclaiming Indigenous culture and language, how it is embedded into early childhood programs in Minnesota, how the state can deepen their…
Descriptors: American Indians, American Indian Languages, Language Maintenance, Early Childhood Education
Goodyear, Leslie; Streit, Tony; Na'im, Alyssa; Bledsoe, Katrina; Broadstone, Meghan; Coleman, Katari; Greller, Sara; McMahon, Tracy; Rodriguez, Sheila; Rosenberg, Heidi; Shawa, Salma – Wallace Foundation, 2022
Many district-led summer learning programs are at the intersection of in-school and out-of-school time (OST) learning. These summer programs play a critical role in providing students with academic supports and enrichment during the summer months. Districts offer a range of program types, but most are motivated by district and state policies…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, School Districts, COVID-19, Pandemics
Hashim, Ayesha K. – Journal of Education Finance, 2022
Internet connectivity has become a critical resource for teaching and learning. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is a prime example, with schools expected to implement online assessments and use online resources for instruction. Yet there is little known about the extent to which local education agencies (LEAs) and schools are taking…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Computer Assisted Testing, Longitudinal Studies, School Districts
Conway, Patrick Filipe – Harvard Educational Review, 2020
This article takes up the central question of how college-level prison education programs should be justified and defended. Author Patrick Filipe Conway argues that the focus on recidivism rates as justification for major initiatives like the Second Chance Pell Program and New York governor Andrew Cuomo's Right Priorities initiative is misguided…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2015
According to research (Fargo et al, 2012) and federal data (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD], 2015), veterans experience homelessness at a higher rate than non-veterans. Many veterans experience homelessness as individuals, while others experience homelessness with their families (2015), which may include school-age children.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Homeless People, Veterans, Military Personnel
Kashen, Julie; Toribio, Loris; Vadehra, Emma; Powell, Chansi; Hackett, Jaylen; Potter, Halley; Park, Nancy; Bartholomew, Ayana – Century Foundation, 2021
For children, the earliest years are critical for healthy brain development and lay the groundwork for future educational achievement, economic productivity, and lifelong health. Equitable access to affordable, high-quality, and culturally responsive child care and early learning opportunities can be life changing, shaping the trajectories of the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Access to Education, Child Caregivers
UnidosUS, 2020
The policy agenda provides a robust and compressive vision for Latino success in higher education; it outlines recommendations for how to make high-quality colleges and universities more affordable, increase access to financial aid, increase degree attainment, improve degree quality, and much more. The state of higher education today fails to…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Hispanic American Students, Higher Education, Success
Adams, Gina; Spaulding, Shayne – Urban Institute, 2018
National and state policymakers are considering whether to expand or establish work requirements for safety net programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid. During this process, policymakers should take into account what safety net program recipients need to meet those requirements and place themselves on a…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Health Insurance, Nutrition, Low Income Groups
Li, Amy; Mishory, Jen – Century Foundation, 2018
Many states are passing "free" college plans, and policymakers at both the state and federal level continue to debate the merits of national "free college" or "debt-free college" proposals, also known as Promise programs. Both federal and state "free" college proposals are geared toward a policy objective of…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Policy, Educational Finance, College Attendance
Taliaferro, Wayne; Pham, Duy – Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success, 2017
This brief examines how California is aligning education and training opportunities for people who are currently or formerly incarcerated. It is the first report in our series "Reconnecting Justice in the States," which will explore coordinated justice, education, and workforce policy and practice at the state level. It is part of…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Social Justice, Change Strategies
US Senate, 2015
The Federal Government currently funds a number of programs to support early childhood education and care. However, they are well short of meeting existing needs. The Strong Start for America's Children Act significantly expands investments at the Federal level to accelerate the work being done in States to support high-quality pre-K. It also…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation, Preschool Education
Kingston, Mary; Richards, Curtis; Blank, Rolf; Stonemeier, Jennifer; Trader, Barbara; East, Bill – National Center on Schoolwide Inclusive School Reform: The SWIFT Center, 2014
In this Issue Brief we discuss the impact that the Schoolwide Integrated Framework for Transformation (SWIFT) has on improving the outcomes of several current federal, state, district, and school education reform initiatives. Federal initiatives include Race to the Top, School Improvement Grants, and Campaign for Grade-Level Reading; Common Core…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Federal Programs