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Toward a More Equitable Funding Formula for North Carolina Pre-K: An Examination of Successes, Challenges, Local Funding Strategies, and Administrative Costs. Report Brief
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Laura Wallace; Susan Muenchow; Maya Escueta; Katie Korwan; Karen Manship; Amanda Danks – American Institutes for Research, 2024
The North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) contracted the American Institutes for Research® (AIR®) to help the state move toward a more equitable and adequate funding formula for North Carolina Prekindergarten (NC Pre-K). The NC Pre-K Program provides free Pre-K to 4-year-old children from families with incomes up…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Funding Formulas, State Programs
Expanding Registered Apprenticeship through Alignment with Secondary Career and Technical Education
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American Institutes for Research, 2022
Registered Apprenticeship and secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs share the common goal of providing students with hands-on training paired with technical, classroom instruction to prepare them for living wage, in-demand careers. When these systems are aligned, they can strengthen one another through a reciprocal relationship.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Alignment (Education), Educational Legislation
Moving up the Ladder: How Do States Deliver Quality Improvement Supports within Their Quality Rating and Improvement Systems? Brief
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Holod, Aleksandra; Faria, Ann-Marie; Weinberg, Emily; Howard, Eboni – American Institutes for Research, 2015
As national attention has increasingly focused on the potential for high-quality early childhood education (ECE) to improve children's school readiness, states have developed quality rating and improvement systems (QRISs) to document the quality of ECE programs, support systematic quality improvement, and provide clear information to families…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Delivery Systems, Quality Assurance
Unmet Need for Preschool Services in California: Statewide and Local Analysis
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Anthony, Jennifer; Muenchow, Susan; Arellanes, Melissa; Manship, Karen – American Institutes for Research, 2016
The state of California has recently emerged from deep recession and associated reductions in early childhood programs and has moved into a period of reinvestment in child care, preschool, and transitional kindergarten (TK). In fiscal year (FY) 2014-15, the Budget Act included over $273 million for early learning and child development and restored…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Preschool Education, Transitional Programs, Kindergarten
House Bill 5 Evaluation: Final Report
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Mellor, Lynn; Stoker, Ginger; Muhisani, Helen – American Institutes for Research, 2017
In June 2013, the 83rd Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 5, which established a new high school program--the Foundation High School Program. The new high school graduation program was required for all entering Grade 9 students in all Texas public school districts in 2014-15. The Foundation High School Program was designed to give students…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Graduation Requirements, State Policy, Educational Policy
Models Matter--The Final Report of the National Longitudinal Evaluation of Comprehensive School Reform
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Aladjem, Daniel K.; LeFloch, Kerstin Carlson; Zhang, Yu; Kurki, Anja; Boyle, Andrea; Taylor, James E.; Herrmann, Suzannah; Uekawa, Kazuaki; Thomsen, Kerri; Fashola, Olatokunbo – American Institutes for Research, 2006
The National Longitudinal Evaluation of Comprehensive School Reform (NLECSR) is a quantitative and qualitative study of behavior, decisions, processes, and outcomes. It employs a quasi-experimental design with matched treatment and comparison schools. NLECSR seeks to determine the effects of CSR models on student achievement in about 650…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Middle Schools, Educational Change, Social Capital