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Supporting High-Quality Early Learning Systems at the U.S. Department of Education

This article explores early education research, including studies such as the Abecedarian Intervention Project and the Perry Preschool Project. It examines the achievement gap and the importance of early learning in the cradle-to-career continuum. The article also discusses the U.S. Department of Education's strategic plan for early learning and the efforts to improve the quality of early learning programs.

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Supporting High-Quality Early Learning Systems at the U.S. Department of Education

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  1. Early Education Research: What Does It Show National Education Writers Association 65th National Seminar University of Pennsylvania May 18, 2012 Steven R. Hicks Special Assistant on Early Learning Office of Early Learning U.S. Department of Education Supporting High-Quality Early Learning Systems at the U.S. Department of Education

  2. “To win the future, our children need a strong start.” --Secretary Arne Duncan

  3. Early Learning Research • The Big Three • Abecedarian Intervention Project • Perry Preschool Project • Chicago Child-Parent Centers • Newer Studies • New Jersey Abbott Districts • MI, OK, NJ, SC, & WV State Preschool • TN State Preschool 3

  4. Achievement Gap • Hart and Risley: words per year heard by children by 3 • professional families – 11M • working class families – 6M • welfare families – 3M • By age 3, significant disparities in language development are apparent between children from low- and high-income families. 4

  5. What’s at Stake • School failure • Additional costs: special education, remedial services, mental health care, and juvenile justice programs • Diminished potential to form strong social and family relationships • Long-term costs in social dependency; increased disparities’ sub-optimal productivity; and sub-optimal health 5

  6. A Cradle-to-Career Continuum Early Learning (Birth-grade 3) Elementary(Grades K-5) Secondary (Grades 6-12) Post-Secondary All students graduate high school on time prepared for at least one year of post-secondary All kindergarten students arrive ready to succeed and remain on track to 4thgrade All students enter middle school with foundational skills to tackle advanced subjects All graduates have opportunities for success in the 21st century economy 6

  7. ED Strategic Plan Early Learning Improve the health, social-emotional, and cognitive outcomes for all children from birth through 3rd grade, so that all children, particularly those with high needs, are on track for graduating from high school college- and career-ready. 7

  8. Three Subgoals 8

  9. High-Quality Early Learning Systems

  10. Early Learning in ED Programs • Race to the Top (RTT) • I3 – investing in Innovation • Promise Neighborhoods • SIG • Title I • RTT – Early Learning Challenge

  11. Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge

  12. Goal Increasing the number of children entering kindergarten ready to succeed by Improving the quality of early learning programs

  13. 37 Applicants Kentucky Maine Maryland (FY11) Massachusetts (FY11) Michigan Minnesota (FY11) Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Mexico (FY12 eligible) New York North Carolina (FY11) Ohio (FY11) Oklahoma Oregon (FY12 eligible) Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island (FY11) Vermont Washington (FY11) West Virginia Wisconsin (FY12 eligible) Arizona Arkansas California (FY11) Colorado (FY12 eligible) Connecticut Delaware (FY11) District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois (FY12 eligible) Iowa Kansas 13

  14. Key Reform Areas Promoting Outcomes Improving the Workforce Measuring Outcomes Framework/ Credentials KEA Early Learning Standards Investments Data Systems Supporting Improvement Comp. Assessment Systems Reform Agenda Health Promotion Family Engagement

  15. Learning from RTT-ELC • Validating the effectiveness of the State TQRIS: relationship between the TQRIS ratings and child outcomes • whether the tiers in the State’s TQRIS accurately reflect differential levels of program quality • the extent to which changes in quality ratings are related to progress in children’s learning, development, and school readiness

  16. Story Ideas • New Office of Early Learning at ED • RTT-ELC influence on state policy and funding • WA: KEA mandatory for publicly-funded full-day kindergarten in 2012-2013 • NC: Governor’s budget - $40M increase for preschool • RTT-ELC winners balancing reform efforts with State budgets • Non-winning RTT-ELC States’ reforms • CT, MI & HI: New Offices focused on Early Childhood

  17. Upcoming • Public Comment on RESPECT Project • http://www.ed.gov/teaching/national-conversation/vision • RTT-LEA Announcement – May 22nd at 12pm • Register by May 21st: http://www.cvent.com/d/9cqqs9/1Q • USTREAM: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/education-department • RTT-ELC Phase 2 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be posted early Summer for public comment

  18. THANK YOU! Please see our website for additional information and to join our list serve http://www.ed.gov/early-learning

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