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Lessons in Early Learning: Building an Integrated Pre-K-12 System in Montgomery County Public Schools
This report by Geoff Marietta provides an overview of how Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland developed a successful PreK-12th Grade public education system by using local and federal dollars to craft, implement and improve a system-wide education reform strategy built on a foundation of providing high-quality PreK education...
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PreK-3rd: Putting Full-Day Kindergarten in the Middle
A new FCD Policy to Action Brief, PreK-3rd: Putting Full-Day Kindergarten in the Middle, calls for Full-Day-Kindergarten (FDK) to be an integral part of a 21st Century P-20 education system...
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2010 Child Well-Being Index (CWI)
The 2010 annual release of the FCD Child Well-Being Index (CWI) is the first report to offer comprehensive data on the impact of the Great Recession on American children's quality-of-life. The 2010 CWI finds:...
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PreK-Third Grade: A Paradigm Shift
This article is article is from the book, Children of 2020: Creating a Better Tomorrow, edited by Valora Washington and JD Andrews....
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Children in Immigrant Families in Eight Affluent Countries
The report presents internationally comparable data on the situation of immigrant children in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States - that together include almost 40 per cent of all persons in the world living outside their countries of birth. The study provides detailed information on the situation of these children and call for promoting policies that foster civic participation, promote access to education and employment, ensure access to appropriate housing and reduce poverty...
Resources
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