All Stronger Workforce Resources (cont'd)
- From Capitols to Classrooms, Policies to Practice: State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten on the Classroom Level
This report on the Characteristics of Teachers in State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs is the first in a series examining state-funded pre-Kindergarten programs on the ground from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER).
June 15, 2010 • Read MoreChallenges Associated With Preparing Early Childhood Educators Of Hispanic StudentsThe National Task Force on Early Childhood Education of Hispanics describes how the requirements of Prekindergarten teachers vary by setting.
June 15, 2010 • Read MoreStandardized Classroom Observations from PreK to Third Grade: A Mechanism for Improving Quality Classroom Experiences During the P-3 YearsThe widespread and systematic use of standardized observation in classrooms from pre-kindergarten to third grade has the potential to address major shortcomings in educational services provided to young children.
June 14, 2010 • Read MoreInside the Pre-K Classroom: A Study of Staffing and Stability In State-Funded Prekindergarten ProgramsThe study documents the current state of staff qualifications, stability, turnover and compensation in state-funded prekindergarten programs, and to identify the conditions under which Pre-K initiatives promote a more skilled and stable, and better compensated early care and education workforce.
June 11, 2010 • Read MoreCareer Development and Universal Prekindergarten: What Now? What Next?Concerns about the qualifications, turnover, diversity, and compensation of the early childhood workforce are growing as more children attend private and public preschool programs.
June 11, 2010 • Read MoreDoing the Critical Things First: An Aligned Approach to PreK and Early Elementary MathThis article is reprinted from the March/April 2007 issue of the Harvard Education Letter.
June 8, 2010 • Read MoreWhy Are Early Education and Care Wages So Low?: A Critical Guide to Common ExplanationsCommon explanations for low wages for early education and care work are inadequate and misleading.
June 8, 2010 • Read MoreBuilding a Science of Classrooms: Application of the CLASS Framework in Over 4,000 U.S. Early Childhood and Elementary ClassroomsIn Building a Science of Classrooms, Hamre, Pianta, Mashburn, and Downer present a scientific framework to assess classroom quality from PreK through Third Grade.
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