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Markovitz, Carrie E.; Hernandez, Marc W.; Hedberg, Eric C.; Silberglitt, Benjamin – Corporation for National and Community Service, 2014
Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC) is the largest AmeriCorps State program in the country. The goal of MRC is to ensure that students become successful readers and meet reading proficiency targets by the end of the third grade. Starting in 2011, the "Corporation for National and Community Service" (CNCS) sponsored a randomized controlled…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Reading Programs, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Scrivner, Scott; Wolfe, Barbara – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2003
Experts tell us that 4-year-olds have much to gain from a stimulating and nurturing preschool experience, and mounting evidence suggests that these benefits accrue to society on a much larger scale as well. Although numerous proposals acknowledge the benefits of and need for improved early childhood education, few contain specific recommendations…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Young Children, Educational Finance