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Searched on Exact phrase of PREKINDERGARTEN in the index terms;.
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- Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Pilot Program: FY08 Evaluation, Executive Summary
By Abt Associates, Inc.; August 2008
Description: This 2008 summary presents findings from an evaluation of the Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program. Data come from 126 program sites including 82 child care centers, 5 public school district...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35901 (100.00%) - Governor Patrick Signs Landmark Early Education Bill into Law: Law Formally Establishes Universal Pre-Kindergarten, Encourages Professional Development
By Office of the Governor, State of Massachusetts; July 31, 2008
Description: This 2008 document indicates that Governor Patrick of Massachusetts has signed an early education bill, which establishes the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program and encourages professional development...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35900 (100.00%) - Need for 'Common Vision' in PreK-3rd Grade Education Is Focus of Newest State Education Standard
By National Association of State Boards of Education; July 11, 2008
Description: This 2008 news release indicates that the newest edition of the State Education Standard focuses on how State leaders can boost the quality of instruction from prekindergarten through the third grade....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35885 (100.00%) - State Pre-Kindergarten Funding: A Potential Opportunity for Family Child Care Alliances
By Louise Stoney; October 26, 2006
Description: This document indicates that growing State interest in pre-K offers an opportunity for additional support and funding for family child care providers. Thirteen States currently allow pre-K to be delivered...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35881 (100.00%) - Impacts of Early Childhood Programs
By Julia B Isaacs; September 2008
Description: These research briefs provide policymakers with a user-friendly summary of up-to-date, high-quality evidence on several early childhood interventions and their impact on children and families. Child and...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35841 (100.00%) - Taking Steps Toward PK-3 Success
By National Education Association; April 2007
Description: This brief examines State policies and practices regarding PK-3 working conditions and identifies strategies to influence teacher job quality through collective bargaining and other collaborative processes....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35824 (100.00%) - Collective Bargaining For PK-3 Success
By National Education Association; November 2006
Description: This brochure examines State policies and practices regarding PK-3 working conditions and identifies strategies to influence teacher job quality through collective bargaining and other collaborative processes....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35823 (100.00%) - Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Curriculum Approved for Low Performing Providers
By Office of Early Learning, Florida Department of Education; 2007
Description: This 2007 report presents information on each of the 17 approved Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Curriculum for Low Performing Providers in Florida. All approved curricula have been specially packaged...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35809 (100.00%) - Investing in the economic vitality of the District of Columbia through pre-k for all: Technical report
By Clive R Belfield; September 2006
Description: This study examines the potential benefits to the District of Columbia if every child were given an opportunity to participate in Pre-Kindergarten for All. While there has been substantial improvement...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35790 (100.00%) - Investing in the Economic Vitality of the District of Columbia through Pre-Kindergarten for All, Executive Summary
By Clive R Belfield; September 2006
Description: This executive summary examines the potential benefits to the District of Columbia if every child were given an opportunity to participate in Pre-Kindergarten for All. Findings indicate that high-quality...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35789 (100.00%) - Strengthening Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care
By Maria Whelan; 2008
Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint discusses ways to strengthen family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care in Illinois. The strengths of FFN care include: (1) often preferred by parents, (2) convenient locations,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35709 (100.00%) - Generations Unite for Quality Pre-K: New York
By Generations United; March 2008
Description: This report summarizes the benefits of pre-K, its widespread bipartisan support, the large number of children who are going without these benefits, and the efforts in New York to improve access and promote...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35658 (100.00%) - Using Assessments to Enhance Teaching and Improve Learning
By Samuel J Meisels; 2008
Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint presentation describes how assessment can be used to enhance teaching and improve learning. Four reasons are cited to assess young children: (1) identification of special needs,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35632 (100.00%) - No Easy Answers: Appropriate and Inappropriate Assessment of Young Children
By Samuel J Meisels; 2008
Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint examines whether the quality of early childhood programs can be evaluated with high-stakes testing. Data show that high stakes testing does not promote learning in early childhood....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35631 (100.00%) - Preliminary Findings from the Early Head Start Prekindergarten Followup
By Administration for Children and Families, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services; April 2006
Description: This document presents preliminary findings on how child development services from birth to age five years, including formal education and care programs, contribute to school readiness and family functioning...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35618 (100.00%) - Quality Pre-Kindergarten for All: State Legislative Report
By The Trust for Early Education; September 2004
Description: This 2004 report describes why prekindergarten is important for all children. It gives children a chance to begin kindergarten ready to learn. PKGE0220 Quality 2004 September 2004
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35613 (100.00%) - Federal and State Child Care and Early Education Expenditures, 1997-2005
By Douglas J Besharov, Caeli A Higney, Justus A Myers; September 4, 2007
Description: This report summarizes the increases in Federal and State spending on child care and early childhood education programs between the passage of the 1996 welfare reform law, the Personal Responsibility and...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35593 (100.00%) - El Pre-K y los latinos: Los cimientos del futuro de Estados Unidos
By Eugene E Garcia, Danielle M Gonzales; July 2006
Description: This Spanish language report provides policymakers and educators with data on how Hispanic children fare academically compared to their peers. Providing Hispanics with much greater access to high-quality...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35582 (100.00%) - A Case Study Of The Massachusetts Department Of Early Education And Care, Executive Summary
By Strategies for Children; April 2008
Description: This executive summary describes the evolution of the Department of Early Education and Care in Massachusetts from its early conceptions to its impact over its first two and a half years. It is intended...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35572 (100.00%) - A Case Study Of The Massachusetts Department Of Early Education And Care
By Strategies for Children; April 2008
Description: This report describes the evolution of the Department of Early Education and Care in Massachusetts from its early conceptions to its impact over its first two and a half years. It is intended to be a reference...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35571 (100.00%)
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