All Across the Continuum Resources (cont'd)
- Timely Resources on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Care and Education
Foundation for Child Development Grants in Action The following resources are about the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on early care and education (ECE) programs and young children and their families.
June 10, 2021 • Read MoreMaking the Hours Count: Exposing Disparities in Early Education by Retiring Half-Day vs. Full-Day LabelsMaking the Hours Count: Exposing Disparities in Early Education by Retiring Half-Day vs. Full-Day Labels highlights the differences in how time is measured and the lack of data available to accurately determine the length of the school day across states and districts.
September 9, 2014 • Read MoreSubprime Learning: Early Education in America Since the Great RecessionJuly 17, 2014 • Read MoreTransforming America’s Primary Education System for the 21st Century [PowerPoint]This presentation was given by Past President Ruby Takanishi on March 13, 2012 as part of the U.S Department of Education webinar on PreK-3rd as a strategy to improve student achievement.
March 16, 2012 • Read MoreThe Link Between Third Grade Reading Skills and High School Graduation RatesMaterials from a presentation on The Link Between Third Grade Reading Skills and High School Graduation Rates given by FCD’s Donald J. Hernandez at the The Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) on September 20, 2011.
November 21, 2011 • Read MoreMaking the Connections: Building an Early Learning System Beyond the Schoolhouse WallsThis Brief from the Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) discusses the importance of making a connection between PreK and the early grades and between school district and community programs to provide young students with the foundation they need to be sucessful in school and in life.
November 17, 2011 • Read MoreCase Study: Working Together to Build a Birth-to-College Approach to Public EducationThe University of Chicago Urban Education Institute (UEI) and the Ounce of Prevention Fund (the Ounce) embarked on an effort to form a partnership whose vision is to “… build a model of public education for children and their families that begins at birth and creates success in school, college, and life.” The goal is to collaboratively and continuously align and create instructional practices, and academic and social supports, to demonstrate a new model of public education that seamlessly and successfully prepares children for college, beginning at birth.
December 15, 2010 • Read MoreLessons in Early Learning: Building an Integrated PreK-12 System in Montgomery County Public SchoolsThis 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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