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Federal and State Efforts in the Implementation of Kindergarten Entry Assessments (2011-2018)
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Weisenfeld, Georgenne G.; Garver, Karin; Hodges, Katherine – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings In this study, we examined states' kindergarten entry assessment (KEA) policies between 2011 and 2018 and the possible impact federal funding policies may have had in their implementation. Between 2011 and 2018, 31 states received federal Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge awards and/or Enhanced Assessment Grants to support…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Screening Tests, Student Evaluation
The Children's Rights Convention in Denmark: A Status Report on Implementation
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Jorgensen, Per Schultz; Leth, Ingrid; Montgomery, Edith – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified by Denmark in 1991 but never incorporated into Danish legislation; instead the State party has chosen a stepwise implementation in legal and social praxis. However, this process mirrors a remarkable reluctance to approve the Convention as a legitimate part of…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Childrens Rights, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries
Early Childhood Education and Public School Principals: Constructing a Relationship.
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Gallagher, Karen S.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1992
Reports results of a study of Ohio elementary school principals' perceptions of barriers to the establishment of preschool programs in the public school setting. Barriers most frequently cited were limitations of school facilities and lack of school district and federal financial support. (BG)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Cooperative Planning, Developmental Continuity