Download or read book Is Indiana Ready for State Funded Pre K Programs written by Terry E. Spradlin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Education Policy Brief revisits the evidence of the benefits and impact of prekindergarten programs as documented in the 2006 report, "Closing the Achievement Gap Series: Part I. Is Indiana Ready for State-Sponsored Prekindergarten Programs? Education Policy Brief. Volume 4, Number 7, Summer 2006," and provides updated information on policy and program developments around the United States. Key questions are examined concerning the design of high-quality prekindergarten programs; the state's role in oversight and financial support; and costs of targeted, high-quality programs. The brief includes the perspectives of leaders of three highly regarded business, education, and non-profit organizations, and their advocacy for early childhood education: (1) Policy Perspective: Circumstances at Birth (M. Kem Kawkins); (2) Policy Perspective: Role for School Corporations in Delivery of Preschool (Cameron Rains and Tammy Miller); and (3) Policy Perspective: Early Childhood Investment is Key to Our Future (Barry Lessow). [For "Closing the Achievement Gap Series: Part I. Is Indiana Ready for State-Sponsored Prekindergarten Programs? Education Policy Brief. Volume 4, Number 7, Summer 2006," see ED493108.].
Download or read book A Comparison of State Funded Pre K Programs written by Colleen Chesnut and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to inform the Indiana State Board of Education's decision-making on Indiana's On My Way Pre-K Pilot program, researchers at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University compiled existing data on ten states that have implemented pilot pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) programs and subsequently expanded these programs beyond the pilot phase. This technical report presents the results of this inquiry, including a review of research on pre-K programs, highlights and trends across the states, individual state profiles, and recommendations for Indiana. The ten states selected for this research were: Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin. These states were selected because they have piloted state-funded pre-K programs and subsequently expanded their programs beyond the pilot phase. Publicly-available data were examined on characteristics of state-funded pre-K programs. These characteristics were selected in order to provide comprehensive snapshots of state-funded pre-K programs in each state. The characteristics include: (1) history of program development and expansion; (2) funding source(s) and amounts; (3) quality standards for service providers; (4) eligibility requirements for students/families; (5) enrollment numbers; (6) number and types of service providers; and (7) measures of program effectiveness. The states with the highest amounts of total funding allocated to pre-K serve the most students. Most of the ten states provide funding for pre-K via general revenue funds, but a few use lottery funding. By contrast, the three states with the lowest levels of total funding (Nebraska, Ohio, and South Carolina) also enrolled the fewest children. All states have a minimum age requirement for children to be eligible for pre-K, generally three or four years old. Most states also utilize family income level as an eligibility factor, and some employ additional criteria to target at-risk children. States vary in terms of meeting or exceeding program quality benchmarks established by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) and outlined in research on effective pre-K programs. A Glossary of Acronyms and Terms is appended. [This report was written with the assistance of Rebekah Sinders, LeeAnn Sell, and Lisa Simmons-Thatcher.].
Download or read book Closing the Achievement Gap Series Part I Is Indiana Ready for State Sponsored Prekindergarten Programs written by Michael Conn-Powers and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Education Policy Brief, Indiana University's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy and Indiana Institute on Disability and Community tackle major policy questions regarding publicly-funded prekindergarten programs: Why should Indiana invest in prekindergarten? Who should be served? What should prekindergarten look like in Indiana? And how much will it cost? Answering these questions may help policymakers to explore the feasibility of prekindergarten as a strategy that complements efforts underway to implement full-day kindergarten programs statewide and maximize the opportunity for critical cognitive development and school preparedness for Hoosier children. The Brief is divided into the following sections: (1) Why Should Indiana Implement Prekindergarten Programs?; (2) Which Children Should Be Served through Prekindergarten?; (3) How Should Prekindergarten Be Designed?; (4) What Is the State's Role in a Publicly-Funded Prekindergarten Program?; (5) How Much Will It Cost Indiana to Achieve the Desired School Readiness Outcomes for Young Children?; (6) Policy Perspective--Indiana State Representative, Luke Messer; (7) Policy Perspective--Director of NIEER, W. Steven Barnett; and (8) Recommendations. (Contains 4 tables, 2 figures, and a list of web resources.) [This policy brief was produced by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana State University School of Education; and Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.].
Download or read book Profiles of Public private Partnerships for Child Care written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Getting America s Students Ready for the 21st Century written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Foundation for Success written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State Pre K Funding written by Bruce Atchison and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once considered a strategy to support working parents with child care needs, the majority of states now view access to high-quality preschool programs as a critical long-term economic investment in the future workforce. For the third year in a row both Republican and Democratic policymakers made significant investments in state-funded pre-K programs. This report is an analysis of 2014-15 appropriations by the 50 states, which found that 28 states plus the District of Columbia increased their investments in pre-K, and state investments in pre-K rose by 12 percent nationally. California led the nation with a 79 percent funding increase, to a total of $397,500,000. The findings in this report include: (1) A national overview of state funding for pre-K; (2) A state-by-state breakdown of total pre-K funding, as well as funding by program; and (3) Highlights of 2014 measures taken by four states: California, Hawaii, Indiana, and Maryland.
Download or read book Snapshots of Indiana s Full Day Kindergarten Programs Before and After the State s Funding Increase for the Program REL Technical Brief REL 2009 No 013 written by Rachel Lovell and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indiana General Assembly increased the state grant funds for full-day kindergarten from $8.5 million for 2006/07 to $33.5 million for 2007/08. Following the increase in funding, the Indiana Department of Education and the Indiana State Board of Education requested assistance from Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest to analyze Indiana administrative data so that the agencies could report to the legislature on changes in full-day kindergarten enrollment and funding. This technical brief describes Indiana's full-day kindergarten enrollment patterns before and after the legislation (in 2006/07 and 2007/08) both in the state at large and in individual school corporations (equivalent to school districts) for all kindergarten students and disaggregated by student and school characteristics. Overall, full-day kindergarten enrollments in Indiana increased 20 percentage points over the study period, and the number of corporations that provided full-day kindergarten to more than 80 percent of their kindergarten students rose 26 percentage points. Detailed tables and charter schools analysis are appended. (Contains 6 tables, 3 figures, and 5 notes.) [This REL Technical Brief was prepared for the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences (IES) by Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, administered by Learning Point Associates.].
Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Policy written by Linda Miller and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent authoritative evidence suggests that an estimated 200 million children under five fail to achieve their developmental potential due to factors including poor health and nutrition and the lack of stable high quality care. A significant number of the world’s children today lack the basic rights to health, development and protection. In light of such statistics, early childhood services for young children have expanded around the world. The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Policy draws critical attention to policy in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) its relationship to service provision and its impact on the lives of children and families. The perspectives of leading academics and researchers from Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Australasia and Asia have been arranged around five key themes: Part 1: The Relationship Between Research, Policy And Practice: Country Case Studies Part 2: Equitable Early Childhood Services: Intervention to Improve Children’s Life Chances Part 3: Extending Practice: The Role of Early Childhood Services In Family Support Part 4: Participation, Rights and Diversity Part 5: Future Directions for Early Childhood Policy This handbook is essential reading for practitioners, stakeholders and others committed to working within early years services to achieve an awareness of policy and its implications for services and practice.
Download or read book Achieving the Goals written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reaching the Goals" is a series of eight books designed to inform people involved in education reform, or people who want to be involved, of the myriad of programs and resources that are available from the Federal Government to support each of the National Education Goals defined in 1990. This first book is dedicated to Goal 1, "All children in America will start school ready to learn." The book provides federal program descriptions and definitions for more than 50 programs that are designed for preschool children. These programs encompass nutrition, learning, and health. Their descriptions should provide reformers with ideas for initiating or expanding preschool services at the community level. Programs from the following agencies are described: (1) Department of Agriculture; (2) Department of Defense; (3) U.S. Air Force; (4) Department of Education; (5) Department of Health and Human Services; (6) Department of Housing and Urban Development; (7) Department of Justice; (8) National Endowment for the Arts; (9) National Endowment for the Humanities; (10) National Science Foundation; (11) Institute of Museum Services; and (12) Smithsonian. Each program description includes contact names for more information. The book concludes with a directory of resources. Resources listed include 10 regional representatives and deputies of the Secretary of Education, 12 Head Start regional offices, the Head Start Collaboration Network members for the 10 regions, the contact list for Operation Weed and Seed (102 individuals), 60 state Arts Agency Coordinators, and 57 State Humanities Councils (includes territories). (SLD)
Download or read book Notes and Working Papers Concerning the Administration of Programs Authorized Under Title 1 of Public Law 89 10 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as Amended by Public Law 89 750 Prepared for the Subcommittee on Education of the written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 1074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book So Help Me God written by Mike Pence and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-01-09 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on his faith and his public service, the former Vice President recounts his journey to the White House, providing the inside story of the Trump Administration and how their relationship was severed when he kept his oath to the Constitution.
Download or read book The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County written by Janice N. Harrington and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr). This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young farm girl tries to catch her favorite chicken, until she learns something about the hen that makes her change her ways.
Download or read book The Transformation of Title IX written by R. Shep Melnick and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One civil rights-era law has reshaped American society—and contributed to the country's ongoing culture wars Few laws have had such far-reaching impact as Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Intended to give girls and women greater access to sports programs and other courses of study in schools and colleges, the law has since been used by judges and agencies to expand a wide range of antidiscrimination policies—most recently the Obama administration’s 2016 mandates on sexual harassment and transgender rights. In this comprehensive review of how Title IX has been implemented, Boston College political science professor R. Shep Melnick analyzes how interpretations of "equal educational opportunity" have changed over the years. In terms accessible to non-lawyers, Melnick examines how Title IX has become a central part of legal and political campaigns to correct gender stereotypes, not only in academic settings but in society at large. Title IX thus has become a major factor in America's culture wars—and almost certainly will remain so for years to come.
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Download or read book The Promise of Pre K written by National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education. Leadership Symposium and published by National Center for Research o. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High quality pre-K that really improves children's outcomes; that's the goal early childhood professional will work toward with this groundbreaking text, the first volume in the NEW National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) series. Combining the most current knowlege of top researchers, policy makers, and federal and state officials, this book examines where pre-K is today and inspires decision-makers with concrete examples fo successful programs. Wotj tjos om=depth examination of the latest research and practice readers will be better prepared to: make a compelling argument for supportign high-quality pre-K; address the complex challenges of expanding pre-K; understand the pros and cons of different types of pre-K programs; and make informed decisions about the most important issues in program development. To find out what's already working in pre-K program development, readers will get an inside look at five successful state-level prgrams in New York, Maryland, Louisiana, Georgia, and North Carolina. throug detailed analyses of each programs characteristics, these extended case examples give decision-makers a template for effective, child-centered early education. An essential resource for policy makers, researchers, and teach educators, this important volume will help early childhood professionals make progress toward their ultimate goal: pre-k that responds to children's changing needs, helps close the achievemetn gap, and ensures school readiness.
Download or read book A Message from the President s Committee on Mental Retardation written by United States. President's Committee on Mental Retardation and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
