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Connors-Tadros, Lori; Silloway, Torey; Mayman, Jennifer; Dahlin, Melissa – Finance Project, 2012
A strong early childhood system that is well funded, fully coordinated, and highly accountable is essential to a state's long-term economic health. Significant research during the past decade has identified short- and long-term benefits to children, families, and communities when young children arrive at school healthy and ready to learn.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Health Services, Family Programs
Silloway, Torey; Connors-Tadros, Lori; Dahlin, Melissa – Finance Project, 2012
Hawaii's largest populations of at-risk youth include those youth who have dropped out of school, are at-risk of not completing high school, and youth who have completed school but are still not prepared for the workforce. Depending on estimates used, between 20 and 25 percent of Hawaiian youth are at risk of dropping out school. For older youth,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Young Adults, Dropouts