NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Fox, Lindsay; McCullough, Moira; Caronongan, Pia; Herrmann, Mariesa – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2019
The Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grants program, sponsored by the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, aimed to improve children's access to high quality early care and education. RTT-ELC awarded more than $1 billion over three rounds of grants to help states develop and implement systems that rate…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Flores, Belinda Bustos; Casebeer, Cindy M.; Riojas-Cortez, Mari – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2011
Given increasing numbers of young culturally and/or linguistically diverse (CLD) children across the United States, it is crucial to prepare early childhood teachers to create high-quality environments that facilitate the development of all children. The Early Childhood Ecology Scale-Revised (ECES-R) has been developed as a reflective tool to help…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Ecology, Factor Analysis
House, Ernest R.; Hutchins, Elizabeth J. – 1977
This paper presents a discussion of issues raised in the evaluation of Project Follow Through reported by Abt Associates. The paper suggests that many of the problems inherent in the design of both the program and the evaluation stem from the underlying assumption that one educational model could be found which would best alleviate the educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment