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Transitional Kindergarten: The New Kid on the Early Learning Block
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Jordan Berne; Katia Córdoba García; Brian A. Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Samuel Owusu; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Educational Researcher, 2025
In recent years, several states have expanded a new publicly funded learning option: Transitional Kindergarten (TK). TK bridges prekindergarten and kindergarten in its eligibility, requirements, and design. Using Michigan as a case study, we examine TK's fit in the early learning landscape. Broadly, we find TK in Michigan reduces some…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
Transitional Kindergarten: The New Kid on the Early Learning Block
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Jordan Berne; Katia Córdoba García; Brian Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Samuel Owusu; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Grantee Submission, 2024
In recent years, several states have expanded a new publicly funded learning option: Transitional Kindergarten (TK). TK bridges prekindergarten and kindergarten in its eligibility, requirements, and design. Using Michigan as a case study, we examine TK's fit in the early learning landscape. Broadly, we find TK in Michigan reduces some…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
On the Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Changing Children's Lives
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Wechsler, Marjorie E.; Kirp, David L. – Teachers College Press, 2018
This timely book will help policymakers and practitioners convert their visions of high-quality early education into on-the-ground reality by providing a much-needed, richly detailed look at how states can design, fund, and manage exemplary programs. The authors describe and analyze how four states--Michigan, West Virginia, Washington, and North…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Implementation, Program Development, Preschool Curriculum
A Comparison of State-Funded Pre-K Programs: Lessons for Indiana
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Chesnut, Colleen; Mosier, Gina; Sugimoto, Thomas; Ruddy, Anne-Maree – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2017
In order to inform the Indiana State Board of Education's decision-making on Indiana's On My Way Pre-K Pilot program, researchers at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University compiled existing data on ten states that have implemented pilot pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) programs and subsequently expanded these programs…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Preschool Education, State Aid, State Programs
Economic Development Benefits of Preschool Expansion in Kalamazoo County. Upjohn Institute Staff Working Paper No. 09-147
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Bartik, Timothy J. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2008
This paper examines the effects of preschool expansion in Kalamazoo County on the county's economic development. Effects on the county's economic development are defined as effects on the employment and earnings of county residents. The estimated effects are found to be large relative to the costs. In addition to their relevance to Kalamazoo…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Preschool Education, Metropolitan Areas, Counties
Investing in Michigan's Future: Meeting the Early Childhood Challenge
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Schweinhart, Lawrence J.; Fulcher-Dawson, Rachel – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2006
This report presents results from research into the effects of early childhood programs on their participants, particularly low-income and at-risk children. The studies described offer evidence on the long-term effects of high quality early childhood programs. Such programs can have long-lasting positive effects on children and their families,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Low Income Groups, High Risk Students, Educational Quality