Papers originally presented at the National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education first Annual Leadership Symposium, which was held in Washington, DC in February of 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Emerging issues in prekindergarten programs / Youngok Jung, Carollee Howes, and Robert C. Pianta. Assessing the school readiness needs of a state / Thomas Schultz -- Models for financing state-supported prekindergarten programs / Anne W. Mitchell -- Comparing universal and targeted prekindergarten programs / Aryn M. Dotterer ... [et al.] -- Research evidence about program dosage and student achievement : effective public prekindergarten programs in Maryland and Louisiana / Craig T. Ramey, Sharon Landesman Ramey, and Billy R. Stokes -- Georgia's prekindergarten program : bright from the start / Marsha H. Moore -- North Carolina's More at Four prekindergarten program : a case study of funding versus quality and other issues in large-scale implementation / Carolyn T. Cobb -- Implementing large-scale prekindergarten initiatives : lessons from New York / Moncrieff Cochran -- Emerging issues in prekindergarten programs / Youngok Jung, Carollee Howes, and Robert C. Pianta.
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