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Hustedt, Jason T.; Barnett, W. Steven – Educational Policy, 2011
The landscape of financing early childhood education in the U.S. is complex. Programs run the gamut from tuition-supported private centers to public programs supported by federal, state, or local funds. Different funding streams are poorly coordinated. The federal government funds several major targeted programs that are available only to specific…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Educational Finance, Access to Education
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McCabe, Lisa A.; Sipple, John W. – Educational Policy, 2011
This chapter examines how the previously distinct worlds of early childhood education (ECE) and K-12 public school education are being drawn together through the recent and rapid advances of prekindergarten programming in the United States. Tensions around teaching philosophies, teacher qualifications, and financing are presented to illustrate the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Educational Policy, Educational Philosophy