When school doesn't start at age 5: Elementary principal leadership of pre-K programs in schools

M Little, TA Drake, L Cohen-Vogel… - The Elementary …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Today, about 50% of US elementary schools have a pre-kindergarten (pre-K) program
located in the building. This article systematically reviews the empirical literature on principal …

Research & Policy: Playing to Our Strengths: Finding Innovation in Children's and Teachers' Imaginative Expertise

KE Wohlwend - Language Arts, 2018 - publicationsncte.org
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Principals' instructional leadership and support needs in prekindergarten and kindergarten: A case study in Texas

CP Brown, P Reyes, LC McKenzie… - AERA …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In states that fund public prekindergarten and kindergarten in elementary schools, principals
are central to ensuring these programs support children's learning and development. Yet …

The Effects of Wisconsin's Universal Prekindergarten Program on Third-Grade Academic Achievement

H Yang - American Educational Research Journal, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Many states and communities have invested in public early childhood education programs
to improve children's readiness to enter school and narrow achievement gaps in later …

A case study of how principals in Texas conceptualize and support the school readiness of children entering their schools

CP Brown, LC McKenzie, P Reyes… - The Elementary …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
Elementary school principals play a key role in leading school personnel to provide
prekindergartners and kindergartners with the support needed to ensure their short-and long …

The Alignment Agenda: Examining the Movement to Bridge the Early Childhood and K–12 Sectors

M Little - AERA Open, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
There is a movement to improve alignment between the early childhood and K–12
education sectors, which I term The Alignment Agenda. This qualitative study provides an in …

Recognition and resistance of settler colonialism in early childhood education: Perspectives and implications for Black, Indigenous, and Teachers of Color

A Lees, V Vélez, TT Laman - International Journal of Qualitative …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we utilize the Transformational Indigenous Praxis Model (TIPM) to analyze
interviews from beginning teachers and teacher candidates in early childhood education …

“Quality” assurance features in state-funded early childhood education: A policy brief

B Merrill, L Cohen-Vogel, M Little, J Sadler… - Children and Youth …, 2020 - Elsevier
Most states in the US now have some form of publicly funded Pre-Kindergarten. This brief
asks what they have done to ensure the quality of their programs. It does so by mapping …

What Does the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Mean for Early Childhood Education? A History of NCLB's Impact on Early Childhood Education and Insights for …

MS Pérez - Teachers College Record, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has had profound and lasting impacts on early
childhood education both in the public education sector and in preschool contexts. In light of …

How Head Start professionals use and perceive Teaching Strategies Gold: associations with individual characteristics including assessment conceptions

CE Cameron, S Kenny, QH Chen - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2023 - Elsevier
This sequential mixed methods study examined Head Start professionals' use and
conceptions about Teaching Strategies GOLD (TS Gold) assessment system in the …