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Download full textArmor, David J. – Cato Institute, 2014
Calls for universal preschool programs have become commonplace, reinforced by President Obama's call for "high-quality preschool for all" in 2013. Any program that could cost state and federal taxpayers $50 billion per year warrants a closer look at the evidence on its effectiveness. This report reviews the major evaluations of preschool…
Descriptors: Evidence, Preschool Education, Policy Analysis, Equal Education
Direct linkSouthern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
Current research seeks to determine if today's pre-K programs provide strong returns on investment similar to the returns from the classic 1960's High/Scope Perry Preschool Program and 1970's North Carolina Abecedarian Project. These were known for the positive academic effects that children experienced as they moved through school. Policy-makers…
Descriptors: Preschool Evaluation, Preschool Education, Evidence, Annotated Bibliographies
KIRK, SAMUEL A. – 1960
IT IS PROPOSED THAT MENTAL RETARDATION IS NOT NECESSARILY CAUSED BY A GENETIC FACTOR OR BY BRAIN INJURY, BUT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE RAISED. WHEN CHILDREN ARE LEFT IN PSYCHOSOCIALLY DEPRIVED HOMES, THEIR RATE OF DEVELOPMENT WILL TEND TO DECLINE. IF, AT AN EARLY AGE, THEY ARE PLACED IN A SCHOOL FOR A FEW…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Div. of Special Education. – 1972
Presented are eight articles and five brief position papers given at an institute devoted to planning for early diagnosis and educational evaluation of handicapped children affected by a new Michigan law which mandates educational programs from the time of birth to the age of 25 years for all handicapped persons previously excluded from public…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Equal Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The 1987-88 Saginaw (Michigan) Prekindergarten Program, funded under the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1, served 479 children at 13 elementary schools, and attained ten (62.5 percent) of its 16 achievement objectives. A list of the objectives is included in Appendix A. The program is designed to prepare inner-city 4-year-olds…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Minority Group Children
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1992
Recognizing the value and need for quality early childhood education programs for children ages four through eight years, the Michigan State Board of Education appointed an ad hoc committee to develop standards of quality. Based on the draft developed by this committee, this standards guide is designed to assist administrators, teachers, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
