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Pacchiano, Debra M.; Wagner, Maureen R.; Lewandowski, Holly – Ounce of Prevention Fund, 2019
Young children are gaining access to and enrolling in preschool programs across the country in increasing numbers. Unfortunately, the quality of these programs varies tremendously. The highest quality programs disproportionately serve children from the most advantaged homes. By contrast, lower quality and less effective programs disproportionately…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Quality, Program Effectiveness, Disadvantaged
Pacchiano, Debra M.; Wagner, Maureen R.; Lewandowski, Holly – Ounce of Prevention Fund, 2018
The new Early Education Essentials measurement system, developed by the Ounce of Prevention Fund (Ounce) and the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research (UChicago Consortium), offers the field a reliable and valid way to measure, attend to and strengthen these conditions critical to improvement. This innovative resource includes…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Educational Improvement, Teacher Surveys
Pacchiano, Debra; Klein, Rebecca; Hawley, Marsha Shigeyo – Ounce of Prevention Fund, 2016
Improving classroom teaching improves children's learning outcomes. In pursuit of those goals, the early education field has made substantial investments aimed at increasing the quality of classroom environments and teacher-child interactions. Yet, in publicly funded programs across the country, the quality of instruction remains low and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development, Instructional Improvement, Workplace Learning