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About everyone's child: Winning public support for early learning Accounts of the political strategies used by the movement for public early education in the Miami, Florida area during county funding referenda in 1998, 2002, and 2008 |
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Applying choice-based multivenue education concepts to preschool education An argument for choice-based and diverse early education offerings in the United States as inspired by the conceptual work of Thomas Jefferson |
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Bachelor's degrees are necessary but not sufficient: Preparing teachers to teach young children A commentary on the changing skill requirements and ideal educational levels of early childhood teachers |
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B.A. plus: Reconciling reality and reach A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of requiring early childhood teachers to hold a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree, and an outline of alternative and complimentary approaches to educational requirements for early educators |
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Benefit-cost analysis of the Perry Preschool Program and its policy implications A benefit-cost analysis of the Perry Preschool project, a discussion of its net value, and implications for future policy decisions |
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Benefits and costs of quality early childhood education A review of the evidence on the benefits of early care and education including characteristics that influence program effectiveness such as qualified teachers, small classes, higher teacher-child ratios |
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The case for public preschool A compilation of select arguments for the placement of public prekindergarten programs in public schools throughout the United States |
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Changed lives: The effects of the Perry Preschool Program on youths through age 19 |
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Classroom-based intervention as a way to support low-income preschoolers' emotional and behavioral development: Pressing challenges and potential opportunities An overview and summary of a Chicago School Readiness Project experiment on the effects of a teacher training program on both classroom quality and child behavior in Head Start classrooms |
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Classroom practices and children's motivation to learn A discussion of select research on the associations between the differing qualities of classroom environments and the motivation of children |
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The cognitive/academic emphasis versus the whole child approach: The 50-year debate An account of the alternating external pressures for a focus on either academic skills or broader child development goals throughout the history of Head Start |
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College credentials and caring: How teacher training could lift young children An identification of interests that support legislative mandates for bachelor degree requirements for early educators, and a review of studies challenging the correlation between teacher attainment of bachelor degrees and significantly positive child and classroom outcomes |
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Competencies and credentials for early childhood educators: What do we know and what do we need to know? Arguments for the use of professional development programs to improve the quality of child care and early education programs |
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Cost-effective investments in early care and education |
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A degree is not enough: Teachers need stronger and more individualized professional development supports to be effective in the classroom An argument for skill-focused instead of degree-focused education and training for early educators |
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Early care and education for children in poverty: Promises, programs, and long-term results A multidisciplinary text describing the long term outcomes of quality child care for at risk children and their families; contributors from the economic, psychological, sociological, and educational fields link their research to child care policy development |
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Early childhood education: The likelihood of sustained effects An overview of research on the effects of several early education programs on the cognitive, socioemotional, and academic skills of children in the elementary school years |
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Early childhood programs and success in school: The Abecedarian Study An analysis of the academic outcomes of low income children participating in the Carolina Abecedarian Project, an intensive early intervention |
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Early education in the United States: Programs and access An overview of the types, use, quality standards, and availability of early education in the United States, as well as overviews of public subsidies and policy issues related to several major early education programs |
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The economic case for targeted preschool programs A compilation of economic arguments supporting a targeted approach to public early childhood education focusing on children in need instead of a universal availability approach |
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Effective child development strategies A discussion of the potential role of early education in attempts to improve the adult achievement of individuals and populations with early cognitive, socioemotional, and economic disadvantages |
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The efficacy of public preschool programs and the relationship of program quality to efficacy A longitudinal study of the quality of new public preschool programs using the High/Scope curriculum and its effects on the school readiness of disadvantaged children in South Carolina |
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Four reasons the United States should offer every child a preschool education An identification and discussion of four arguments supporting a theory that universal public prekindergarten will yield greater returns for poor children than public programs targeting only at risk children |
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Funding issues for early childhood education and care programs An overview of current sources of funding available to early childhood education and care programs suggesting alternative approaches to the funding and financing of these programs |
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The great balancing act: Optimizing core curricula through playful pedagogy An argument for play-based learning in preschool environments |
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