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- State Early Care and Education Public Policy Developments
By National Association for the Education of Young Children; Fall 2007
Description: This 2007 report indicates there have been many public policy developments in early care and education at the State and local levels. Public policy developments are summarized in the following areas: (1)...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35027 (100.00%)
- NCLB’s Accountability Provisions for Students with Disabilities: Center on Education Policy Roundtable Discussion, May 1, 2007
By Center on Education Policy; May 1, 2007
Description: This document describes a policy discussion about the impact of accountability provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) on students with disabilities. NCLB requires schools to measure the performance...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34864 (100.00%)
- Behind the Numbers: Interviews in 22 States about Achievement Data and the No Child Left Behind Act Policies
By Center on Education Policy; October 2007
Description: This report presents findings from a series of interviews with education leaders in 22 States. The interviews are intended to highlight student achievement trends since the enactment of No Child Left Behind...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34836 (100.00%)
- Building a 21st Century Economy: The Case for Investing in Early Education Reform
By Shelley Waters Boots; December 2005
Description: This report argues that investing in the foundations of learning is a key component to economic security. The case is presented for a fundamental change in U.S. early education polices, looking specifically...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34788 (100.00%)
- State Early Childhood Policies, Executive Summary
By Jane Knitzer, Helene Stebbins; 2007
Description: This report summarizes emerging patterns of resource use and is intended to stimulate dialogue, both within the States, and nationally, about how to make more strategic investments in young children. Early...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34718 (100.00%)
- Pre-Kindergarten in the South
By Southern Education Foundation; 2007
Description: This report indicates that several States have become the nation’s leaders in high-quality pre-K. Contains 31 references. PKSG0019 Pre-Kindergarten 2007 2007
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34631 (100.00%)
- Curriculum-Development Group Urges Focus Shift to Whole Child
By Vaishali Honawar; March 26, 2007
Description: This article indicates that a report by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development suggests that the definition of a successful student has to change from one whose achievement is measured...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34617 (100.00%)
- Making the Case for Quality Pre-Kindergarten in Pennsylvania
By Pre K Counts Public Private Partnership for Educational Success; 2007
Description: This brochure asserts that increased access to quality prekindergarten is a smart strategy for Pennsylvania. Children who attend quality prekindergarten are more likely to be prepared for school, be better...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34606 (100.00%)
- The Learning Compact Redefined: A Call to Action
By Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; 2007
Description: This report asserts that the definition of a successful student has to change from one whose achievement is measured solely on the basis of test scores to one who is healthy, emotionally and physically...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34583 (100.00%)
- Build: Strong Foundations for Ohio's Youngest Children
By Build Ohio; 2005
Description: This brochure indicates that the Build Alliance was created to work on improving Ohio’s early care and education system. The goals of Build Ohio include: (1) prepare young children to enter school ready...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33477 (100.00%)
- Many Things We Need Can Wait, The Child Cannot: Baltimore’s Five-Year Action Plan for Achieving School Readiness
By Baltimore Leadership in Action Program; March 2005
Description: This report presents a comprehensive five-year plan that will help Baltimore City, Maryland, make real and measurable gains in the school readiness of its youngest children. The plan is intended to be...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33327 (100.00%)
- A Short History of School Reform
By David T Gordon; March 28, 2006
Description: This document presents a brief history of school reform from 1957-2006. After the Soviet Union sent Sputnik into orbit in 1957, public pressure grew for stronger math, science, and foreign language preparation...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33291 (100.00%)
- How Young Children Feel Is as Important as How They Think
By Lysa Hale, Claudia Miller; March 2005
Description: This report describes the outcomes from a strategy session in San Francisco on the central role of early social/emotional development and how to get messages about young children’s social and emotional...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33277 (100.00%)
- Choices in Education: 2005 Progress Report
By Krista Kafer; April 25, 2005
Description: This 2005 document describes the types of educational choice available to parents (e.g., public schools, public charter schools, school vouchers, tax incentives, and home schooling). Parental choice programs...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33263 (100.00%)
- A Portrait of Pre-kindergarten
By Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute; February 2006
Description: This document presents a multi-State study of pre-K, which includes extensive classroom observations, child assessments, and kindergarten follow-up. The study is based on data collected from 240 State-funded...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33145 (100.00%)
- Appreciative Inquiry Training for Experienced CCDF Administrators: Being Extraordinary Tribal Child Care Leaders
By Tribal Assistance Technical Center (Tri-TAC); April 23, 2005
Description: This document describes the use of Appreciative Inquiry Training for experienced Tribal Child Care and Development Fund directors. Every participant experiences and values Appreciative Inquiry as a strength-based...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=32988 (100.00%)
- Measurement Tools for Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs: An Evaluation Resource
By Harvard Family Research Project; November 2005
Description: This document describes instruments used by Out-of-School Time (OST) programs to evaluate their implementation and outcomes. Instruments and tools are described that can be used for program evaluation....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=32713 (100.00%)
- Fulfilling the Promise: Getting High Quality Teachers Into Every New York City Classroom and Keeping Them There; Report of the New York City Council Commission on the Campaign for Fiscal Equality, Part I
By Anthony Alvarado, David Jones, Arthur Levine; April 2005
Description: This report focuses on the strategies that the New York City school system must undertake to produce achievement gains for all students: teacher quality, class size reduction, and assessment. To retain...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=32688 (100.00%)
- No Child Left Behind: How to Give It a Passing Grade
By Martin R West; December 2005
Description: This brief argues that the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has the potential to improve many of America’s schools, but this potential is undermined by flaws in how the program evaluates school performance....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=32669 (100.00%)
- Early Childhood Research Initiatives
By Institute of Education Sciences; 2005
Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint presentation describes early childhood research initiatives under the Institute of Education Sciences. The National Center for Education Statistics is conducting the National...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=32649 (100.00%)