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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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All Together Now: State Experiences in Using Community-Based Child Care to Provide Pre-Kindergarten Child Care and Early Education. CLASP Child Care and Early Education Series. Policy Brief No. 5
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Schumacher, Rachel; Ewen, Danielle; Hart, Katherine; Lombardi, Joan – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2005
This brief is based on the 61-page report of the same name. This paper, commissioned by the Brookings Institution, studies the emergence of the mixed delivery model, in which pre-kindergarten is delivered in community-based settings and schools. It describes findings of a state survey CLASP conducted to understand the policy choices,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Child Care Centers, Delivery Systems, Preschool Education
Making the Case: Improving Head Start Teacher Qualifications Requires Increased Investment. CLASP Head Start Series. Policy Paper No. 1
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Hart, Katherine; Schumacher, Rachel – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2005
This paper summarizes the research on the importance of teacher education and salary levels, provides a snapshot of Head Start and Early Head Start staff credentials and related issues, describes recent legislative history and changes on teacher qualifications, and assesses whether states and higher education systems are ready to address a major…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Competencies, Human Services