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Download full textZhai, Fuhua; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Waldfogel, Jane – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
In this study, the authors used data from a large longitudinal birth cohort study of primarily low-income children in urban areas, the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS), to investigate the effects of Head Start participation on children's school readiness. The fact that their sample was mainly made up of disadvantaged families…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Reference Groups, Disadvantaged Youth, Urban Areas
Curran, Bridget; Reyna, Ryan – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2010
In 2005, the governors of all 50 states made an unprecedented commitment to voluntarily implement a common, more reliable formula for calculating their state's high school graduation rate by signing the Graduation Counts Compact of the National Governors Association (NGA). Five years later, progress is steady. Twenty-six states say they have…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement
Administration for Children & Families, 2006
The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) collects data on a nationally representative sample of Head Start programs, classrooms, teachers, parents, and children examining the quality and effects of Head Start. Three waves of data collection have occurred: in 1997, 2000, and 2003. Information presented in this publication is…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Children, Federal Programs
