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The Abbott preschool program: A 10-year progress report
Farrie, Danielle, August, 2010
Newark, NJ: Education Law Center.

An examination of enrollment in levels in the New Jersey Abbott preschool program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, in the program's tenth year

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Assessment in a continuous improvement cycle: New Jersey's Abbott Preschool Program
Frede, Ellen, September 2005
Philadelphia: National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force.

A discussion of efforts to implement an assessment system for New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts

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Beyond the school yard: Pre-k collaborations with community-based partners
Wat, Albert, July, 2009
Washington, DC: Pre-K Now.

A discussion of the benefits of and promising practices in collaborations between public prekindergarten programs and community-based child care and early education providers, with policy recommendations to promote collaborations

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Boston's rapid expansion of public school-based preschool: Promoting quality, lessons learned
Sachs, Jason, September 2010
YC: Young Children, 65(5), 74-77

An account of the growth, accreditation, and quality improvement measures of the preschools in Boston's public school system between 2005 and 2010

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Build it right!: Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care response to the Best Start plan
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, 2005
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care.

A presentation of a long term plan proposed by the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care to improve Ontario's Best Start plan for early childhood education

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The case for public preschool
Gilliam, Walter S., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 116-120). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A compilation of select arguments for the placement of public prekindergarten programs in public schools throughout the United States

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Child care centers and children with special needs: Rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Shipley, Tracey, 2002
Journal of Law and Education, 31(3), 327-350

A summary providing a definition of children with disabilities and reasonable accommodations for a child with a disability using the current law Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, including information from the Department of Justice (DOJ)

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Colorado Preschool Program 2012 legislative report
Colorado. Department of Education, January, 2012
Denver: Colorado, Department of Education.

An overview of the publicly-funded Colorado Preschool Program for at risk children and of participants' school readiness and elementary school outcomes

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Colorado Preschool Program: Working together: 2011 legislative report
Colorado. Department of Education, January, 2011
Denver: Colorado, Department of Education.

An overview of the publicly-funded Colorado Preschool Program for at risk children, and an examination of state academic standards for preschool and program participants' development, as well as participants' longer term elementary and high school outcomes

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Comparison of state policies for access and funding of early childhood education programs
Eastham, Elizabeth A., 10 May, 2010
Huntington, WV: Marshall University, Center for Business and Economic Research.

An examination of policy provisions related to access to and funding for state early childhood education programs for 4-year-old children in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

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Covering the pre-k landscape: New investments in our littlest learners
Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, July 2009
New York: Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media.

A guide to key issues for journalists writing about prekindergarten, including how to evaluate claims made in prekindergarten research

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Debunking Reroute the preschool juggernaut
Barnett, W. Steven, June 04, 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A critical commentary on a book exploring the state of children's access to preschool programs and discussing the standards and quality of such programs, with a focus on Head Start and the universal prekindergarten programs in Florida and Oklahoma

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Early learning standards framework: Content standards and learning criteria for West Virginia pre-kindergarten (WV pre-k)
West Virginia. Department of Education, 2004

A document reviewing developmentally appropriate preschool curriculum to help educators meet the standards of West Virginia Code º18-5-44, a mandate for high quality early education programs for four-year-old and three-year-old children with special needs

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Effects of preschool on educational achievement
Laosa, Luis M., 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A proposal that high-quality universal preschool is a promising strategy for closing the academic achievement gap that exists between low-income, minority children and higher-income, non-minority children

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Emerging issues in prekindergarten programs
Jung, Youngok, 2009
In R.C. Pianta & C. Howes (Eds.), The promise of pre-k (pp. 145-167). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A summation and conclusion of the book, “The Promise of Pre-K”, with recommendations for policy and future research about state funded pre-kindergarten

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Florida State Board of Education Universal Prekindergarten Advisory Council: Report and recommendations to the Florida State Board of Education
Florida. State Board of Education. Universal Prekindergarten Education Advisory Council, 2003
Tallahassee: Florida State Board of Education, Universal Prekindergarten Advisory Council.

A study on the authorization and implementation of universal prekindergarten on a voluntary basis for children four years of age in Florida

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Focus on early learning: Lessons from the French ecoles maternelles
Peer, Shanny, 2004
Seattle, WA: Economic Opportunity Institute.

A comparison of the French universal preschool system, Écoles Maternelles, to the early childhood education system in Washington state

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Foreword
Clifford, Richard M., 2009
In R.C. Pianta & C. Howes (Eds.), The promise of pre-k (pp. xiii-xiv). Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H. Brookes

A foreword to a text describing state funded prekindergarten programs in terms of service delivery, finance and funding, and child outcomes as a result of participation

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Georgia's prekindergarten program: Bright from the start
Moore, Marsha H., 2009
In R.C. Pianta & C. Howes (Eds.), The promise of pre-k (pp.107-122). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An overview of Georgia's state prekindergarten program and its various components including curriculum, standards, assessment, and school readiness

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Giant steps for the littlest children: Progress in the sixth year of the Abbott preschool program: Year three initial update, 2004-2005
Lamy, Cynthia Esposito, 2005
Trenton: New Jersey Office of Early Childhood Education.

An annual report evaluating the quality of Abbott School District preschool classrooms in New Jersey and measuring Abbott preschoolers' academic performance

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Grouping children for learning: Implications for kindergarten education
Wilkinson, Louise Cherry, 1988
Review of Research in Education, 15, 203-223

An overview of current research and theory on within-class grouping for learning during early school years, and its influence on children’s learning in school

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Have we been here before?: Lessons learned from a microhistory of the policy development of universal kindergarten
Brewer, Curtis, January 2011
Educational Policy, 25(1), 9-35

A historical narrative of the development of public kindergarten in Austin, Texas, in the early twentieth century, and a discussion of its relevance to current policies on universal access to prekindergarten

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High-quality pre-kindergarten can prevent teenage pregnancy and future crime in New Mexico
Rosman, Elisa A., 2006
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

A brief report using two longitudinal studies to demonstrate how high quality child care programs can help prevent teen pregnancy and decrease future crime rates in New Mexico

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High quality pre-kindergarten: The key to crime prevention and school success in New Mexico
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids,
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

An overview of research on the impact of participation in high-quality prekindergarten programs on participants’ future economic outcomes and involvement in criminal activity

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How states finance prekindergarten programs and estimate costs
Mitchell, Anne W., 2003
Paper presented at the meeting of the Universal Prekindergarten Council, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

An overview of the costs and revenue used to fund state public prekindergarten programs

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