Sentences with phrase «access to preschool programs»

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) amended the McKinney - Vento Act in several important ways to increase access to preschool programs.

Fortunately, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) amended the McKinney - Vento Act in several important ways to increase access to preschool programs.

Gov. Inslee's plan also includes significant funding around increasing access to preschool programs for children from low - income families; funding for programs for children with special needs and to increase the number of families receiving home visiting services; and continued funding for programs designed to improve quality in child care.

Access to preschool programs defrays costs for parents and ensures that children have access to early learning programs, especially when they are embedded in extended child care programs.

Providing universal access to preschool programs for all three - year - old children could improve academic results in the longer term and prevent the learning gap that sees nearly one in four children not ready for school when they start.

Broadening access to preschool programs for all children is a cost - effective investment that pays dividends for years to come and will help ensure our states» and our nation's future economic productivity.

A former preschool teacher and school board member, Murray went on to address areas of the law that are not effective for many of our nation's students, suggesting greater efforts to close the achievement gap, especially among students in underserved communities; to reduce redundant and unnecessary testing; focus on preparing students for college and their career; ensure accountability; and also expand access to preschool programs.

In fact, the president is calling his campaign for universal access to preschool programs for all 4 - year - olds «Invest in US» — with «US» a play on the word referring to both children and the United States.

In terms of support for young families, e.g. access to preschool programs and proportion of Gross Domestic Product for social expenditures, the U.S. ranks at the bottom just above China.

Which programs and policies can we adopt from other countries to increase access to preschool programs in the U.S.?

Research shows that high - quality preschool education has a lasting impact on children's school success, and in recent years, cities and states have moved to increase access to preschool programs.

As we shared in Every Student Counts: The State We're In 2016 - 2017, as more students have access to preschool programming, more will enter kindergarten ready to succeed, but now the state will actually be able to track student progress at the early education milestone.

Not exact matches

The positive association of full - day preschool also suggests that increasing access to early childhood programs should consider the optimal dosage of services.

In addition to proposing ways to improve equity and access, Mr. Ferrandino recommended overhauling student testing, teacher training, and preschool programs.

During the past year, Bonnie Mackintosh has been conducting classroom - level observations and child assessments in community - based preschool programs throughout Boston's Circle of Promise and East Boston neighborhoods as part of an initiative to improve access to high - quality early childhood care and educational programs.

House Democrats gathered on Capitol Hill last week to outline their «Strengthen Our Schools» agenda, with an emphasis on teacher - quality measures, expanded access to preschool, and far higher spending on some federal programs.

In their study, the researchers compared children with access to publicly funded preschool pro-grams like Head Start to similar children who didn't attend a center - based preschool program.

In a randomized study, the researchers compared children with access to publicly funded preschool programs like Head Start to similar children who didn't attend a center - based preschool program.

Yet the poor already have better access to government - funded preschool programs than other families do.

The Charter Model Goes to Preschool Despite obstacles, innovative new programs expand access By Ashley Libetti Mitchel and Sara Mead

In a randomized study, the researchers compared children with access to publicly funded preschool programs like Head Start to...

As states continue to add public preschool programs — in the hope that greater access to early - childhood education will improve schools» chances of meeting the NCLB law's targets — it's not surprising that some organizations are pushing to increase the federal government's role in the...

We know two important things about early childhood education: 1) children who have access to quality programs generally outperform children who do not, and 2) the benefits of quality preschool can be further enhanced if quality of education is maintained in the K — 12 system.

The purpose of VPI + is to increase preschool access, quality, and impact while providing preschool programs through participating school divisions and in partnerships with private providers.

Nationwide, about 28 percent of 4 - year - olds attend state - funded preschool programs according to the National Institute for Early Education Research, although access and quality vary greatly.

A great deal of focus, both at the federal and state level, has been placed on expanding access to early education programs — including preschool and kindergarten — as a way to close achievement gaps between student subgroups.

Recognizing the tremendous potential for high - quality preschool to improve children's outcomes, this report considers how a universal publicly funded pre-kindergarten program in the United States could decrease both disparities in access to early learning and achievement gaps at kindergarten entry.

That is why I have come out strongly in favor of developing a universal preschool program in the United States, funded with a federal - state partnership so that every 4 - year - old in America has access to high - quality preschool in the next 10 years.

Right now, whether a parent has access to a high - quality preschool program in the U.S. has more to do with that parent's education than anything else, said Steven Barnett, director of the National Institute for Early Education Research, a U.S. think tank.

As part of this work, CCSSO recently launched the Promoting High - Quality Prekindergarten Network, a network of nine states working together over 18 months to use their role as state K - 12 leaders to improve the funding, access, and policies that support state - funded preschool programs for all students.

Supports need to begin in early childhood, with access to high - quality preschools, and continue throughout high school through programs that focus on dropout prevention and promote college attendance.

And the Obama administration released a plan in the fiscal year 2014 budget to invest $ 75 billion over the next 10 years to provide all low - and moderate - income 4 - year - olds with access to high - quality preschool programs through a state - federal partnership.

Advances in science and research have proven the important impact that preschool programs can have on children's learning, but unfortunately too many children still do not have access to these programs.

As public institutions are being pressed to cut costs, our findings suggest that increasing access to high - quality programs starting in preschool and continuing into the early grades is an efficient use of public resources.»

Currently, only 35 low - income communities have access to the state's public preschool program.

For more than a decade, Utah has been a leader among states in pushing programs to make early childhood education opportunities available to more families, particularly those burdened by low incomes and lack of access to nearby preschools.

To address these gaps, a coordinated system of programs and services needs to be crafted so that every child has access to preschool, expanded learning, summer, and work - based opportunities that enrich them as learners and help them build the important skills, networks, and social capital that will serve them in the futurTo address these gaps, a coordinated system of programs and services needs to be crafted so that every child has access to preschool, expanded learning, summer, and work - based opportunities that enrich them as learners and help them build the important skills, networks, and social capital that will serve them in the futurto be crafted so that every child has access to preschool, expanded learning, summer, and work - based opportunities that enrich them as learners and help them build the important skills, networks, and social capital that will serve them in the futurto preschool, expanded learning, summer, and work - based opportunities that enrich them as learners and help them build the important skills, networks, and social capital that will serve them in the future.

The State of Preschool 2017 annual report, based on 2016 - 17 academic year data, finds states heeding the demand for pre-K and expanding access to publicly funded programs in a variety of settings.

Ensure that federal preschool programs, including Head Start, provide charters equitable access to funding.

The state of Georgia set the standard for the nation by providing universal access to quality preschool experiences for four - year - olds, and Gideons has provided prekindergarten programs for many years.

Under this program, state educational agencies must ensure that each homeless child and youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children and youth.

Approaches to State Pre-K Eligibility Policy: Considerations for Virginia Policy Makers provided an overview to the Joint Legislative Committee on Virginia's Preschool Initiative of national data on state pre-k eligibility policy and considerations for policy makers in ensuring that high need children have equitable access to quality preschool Preschool Initiative of national data on state pre-k eligibility policy and considerations for policy makers in ensuring that high need children have equitable access to quality preschool preschool programs.

The more important questions today are first, how do we ensure that all young children have access to high quality early childhood education, and second how do we make preschool programs better?

Program Quality Improvement Systems identifies selected resources to assist states in assessing their current continuous quality improvement process for preschool programs as they expand services to increase access to high quality programs.

There is also a consensus that children from disadvantaged backgrounds in particular should have access to publicly supported preschool programs that provide an opportunity for an «even start.»

If the federal government is going to create a new program to provide broad access to high - quality preschool education, it should ensure that the program can produce positive long - term results without wasting valuable funds.

The White House claims that ESSA «includes initiatives modeled after the Administration's programs to: Establish or expand access to high - quality, state - funded preschool... building from the Administration's Preschool Development Grants prograpreschool... building from the Administration's Preschool Development Grants prograPreschool Development Grants program.»

Young children who are homeless should have the same access to public preschool programs as young children who are housed.

School district liaisons are required to ensure that young children experiencing homelessness have access to and receive Head Start, early intervention programs (Part C of the Individuals with Education Act), and preschool programs administered by local educational agencies.

Less than one - third of low - income children currently have access to publicly funded or publicly subsidized child care and preschool programs.