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Bhavani Arabandi; Leslee Haisma – Urban Institute, 2025
In the context of a tight labor market with more jobs than workers to fill openings, and as young people increasingly seek alternatives to college, apprenticeships have become more important than ever. While the "earn and learn" model of apprenticeship seems to be the obvious choice to address labor market needs, it remains underutilized…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Costs, State Programs, Financial Support
Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy), 2025
In 2014, OSEP instituted the Statewide Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) reporting requirement. The SSIP was designed as a comprehensive multi-year plan for improving results for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families through system strengthening efforts. States/entities work to improve their infrastructure, implement…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Technical Assistance, Disabilities
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2025
Annually, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) prepares the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) and Head Start Saturation Study to analyze access to Washington's ECEAP and Head Start programs serving 3- and 4-year-olds. This study estimates the number of eligible children living within each school district…
Descriptors: Social Services, Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education
Dan Goldhaber; Stephanie Liddle; Rafia Nisat – Center for Education Data & Research, 2025
Do Washington state's targeted, public preschool programs help socially vulnerable students succeed in elementary school? In this study, we explore this question by examining the state's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) and the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) program. Using statewide censuses of…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Gullnar Syed; Hannah Kelly; Todd Grindal; Emma Terrell – SRI Education, a Division of SRI International, 2025
Effective instructional coaching has long demonstrated positive impacts on teacher practices and early learning outcomes. Providing effective instructional coaching at scale is a challenge that many state and local systems tackle. This case study report highlights four systems (Alabama, AppleTree, Maine, and Washington) that are uniquely…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development