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Farran, Dale C. – Center on Children and Families at Brookings, 2016
In December 2014, then Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan announced that $226 million had been awarded to 18 states under the Preschool Development Grants (PDG) program. Duncan said that expanding access to high quality preschool programs was critically important, and that the states receiving funding would serve as a model for others. The goal…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Federal Aid, Educational Development, Grants
Lauer, Lisa M. – Online Submission, 2011
High-stakes testing combined with the notion that indoor and outdoor spontaneous play are a "waste of time" have contributed to the condition known as "play deprivation". This paper defines the term play deprivation and explores its negative effects on children and adults. Negative effects resulting from play deprivation…
Descriptors: Play, Rating Scales, Disadvantaged Environment, Health Related Fitness