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Wang, Jianjun – Online Submission, 2013
Scientific discoveries repeatedly confirmed the importance of brain growth during the first 5 years of child life. To support early childhood development, California voters passed Proposition 10 in 1998 to collect a 50 cent per pack tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Kern County Children and Families Commission (First 5 Kern) was…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Development, Brain, School Readiness
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Saunders, Edward; Sabri, Bushra; Huberman, Barbara; Klaus, T. W.; Davis, Laura – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify significant external and internal challenges that state organization leaders face in promoting science-based teen pregnancy prevention programs within their states. The state organization administrators were chosen because their organizations were funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Prevention, Pregnancy, Interviews
Stern, Barry – 1989
This document provides background information for those seeking to identify strategic issues to be addressed while engaged in long-term planning for adult education in California. The introduction focuses on the state's role in adult education. The next chapter describes a national demographic profile of adult education. Chapter 3 describes…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Administration, Educational Finance