Elementary Schools for Equity: Policies and Practices that Help Close the Opportunity Gap
Click Here, Wentworth, L., Kessler, J., Darling-Hammond, L. (2013). Elementary Schools for Equity: Policies and Practices that Help Close the Opportunity Gap. Stanford, CA: Stanford University, Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.
Building Ready States: A Governor's Guide to Supporting a Comprehensive, High-Quality Early Childhood State Systems
Click Here, National Governors Association
From Birth to Graduation and Beyond: Aligning Best Practices in Educational Systems to Improve Learning Outcomes: Profiles of State, Province, and Local P-3 Initiatives
Click Here Center for the Study of Educational Policy, Illinois State University
If Birth-3rd Policy/Practice is the Answer, What is the Question?
Click Here, Dr. Tom Schultz – gro.osscc|ssamoht#gro.osscc|ssamoht Nevada Birth-3rd Grade Policy & Practice Implementation Summit, October 10-12, 2013
Importance of Aligning Pre-K through 3rd Grade, The
from The Pre-K Coalition Click Here
Investing in Our Children: A Plan to Expand Access to Preschool and Child Care
Click Here Cynthia G. Brown, Donna Cooper, Juliana Herman, Melissa Lazarín, Michael Linden, Sasha Post, and Neera Tanden, February 6, 2013
Center for American Progress
Starting Strong III - A Quality Toolbox for Early Childhood Education and Care Click Here
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Policy Lever 1: Setting out quality goals and regulations
- Policy Lever 2: Designing and implementing curriculum and standards
- Policy Lever 3: Improving workforce conditions, qualifications and training
- Policy Lever 4: Engaging families and communities
- Policy Lever 5: Advancing data collection, research and monitoring
Latino Legislative Hearing on Pre-K & The Early Grades
Click Here, NALEO Education Leadership Initiative, September 2008
Equity in Education: Key questions to consider
Click Here, Education Commission of the States
Early Learning Primer - Initiatives from Preschool to Third Grade: A Policymaker's Guide 2018
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From the Education Commission of the States (ECS)
Initiatives from Preschool to Third Grade: A Policymaker’s Guide
This guide serves as a reference guide for policymakers and their staffs, members of the media and others on the most commonly requested topics to the ECS Information Clearinghouse from preschool to third grade.
Click Here, from the Education Commission of the States (ECS)
A Governor’s Guide to Early Literacy: Getting all Students Reading by Third Grade
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Third Grade Literacy Policies: Identification, Intervention, Retention Click Here
by Stephanie Rose and Karen Schimke, Education Commission of the States
March 2012
Beyond Random Acts: Family, School, and Community Engagement as an Integral Part of Education Reform
Click Here National Policy Forum for Family, School, & Community Engagement
Maryland’s Vision for Engaging Families with Young Children: The Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework
Click Here, Policy Equity Group, 2012
Parent Engagement from Preschool through Grade 3: A Guide for Policymakers
Click Here for Link to National Center on Children in Poverty
Reframing Family Involvement in Education: Supporting Families to Support Educational Equity
Click Here
by Heather B. Weiss, Suzanne M. Bouffard, Beatrice L. Bridglall, and Edmund W. Gordon
State Laws on Family Engagement in Education
Click Here, National PTA® Reference Guide
First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success, The
Click Here, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2013
Leveraging the biology of adversity to address the roots of disparities in health and development Click Here
by Jack P. Shonkoff, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
Research Base for a Birth through Age Eight State Policy Framework, The
Click Here, Alliance for Early Success
Resolution in Support of Aligning Preschool through 3rd Grade
Click Here, The Los Angeles Unified School District, June 18, 2013
Science, Policy, and the Young Developing Child: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do
Click Here, by Jack P. Shonkoff, Dean, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
College and Career Readiness: The Importance of Early Learning
Click Here, ACT Research and Policy
What Do We Know About Principal Preparation, Licensure Requirements, and Professional Development for School Leaders?
Click Here, from the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO), July 2014
Year-Round Learning: Continuity in Education Across Settings and Time Through Expanded Learning Opportunities Click Here
from Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Year-Round Learning: Linking School, Afterschool, and Summer Learning to Support Student Success Click Here
Harvard Family Research Project
