Thursday, May 14, 2009
The 2008 State Preschool Yearbook...
For today, I thought that I would share a differnt type of reasource with you... This recently realeased report is the sixth in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States. This latest Yearbook presents data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2007-2008 school year. The first report in this series focused on programs for the 2001- 2002 school year and established a baseline against which we may now measure progress over seven years.
Tracking these trends is essential, since changes in states' policies on preschool education will influence how successfully America's next generation will compete in the knowledge economy.
The 2008 Yearbook is organized into three major sections.
While parents strive to guide children's growth and development in the home, state and local governments bear primary responsibility for classroom-based education in the United States. Programs that serve young children operate under a variety of names and auspices, including the federal Head Start program as well as privately and publicly funded child care. State prekindergarten programs will play an increasingly important role as part of this larger array of programs.
The Yearbook seeks to improve the public's knowledge and understanding of state efforts to expand the availability of high-quality education to young children in the 21st century. Though this is not a resource that all of you will use, this can be interesting in seeing how the states differ in their approach, assessablility, and quality of preschool.
Limited time offer: Receive a free printed copy of the Yearbook:
To receive a free printed copy of the 2008 State Preschool Yearbook, please e-mail your name and mailing address to yearbook@nieer.org. Complimentary copies of some previous editions are also available. Or you can download the complete report.
For today, I thought that I would share a differnt type of reasource with you... This recently realeased report is the sixth in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States. This latest Yearbook presents data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2007-2008 school year. The first report in this series focused on programs for the 2001- 2002 school year and established a baseline against which we may now measure progress over seven years.
Tracking these trends is essential, since changes in states' policies on preschool education will influence how successfully America's next generation will compete in the knowledge economy.
The 2008 Yearbook is organized into three major sections.
- The first section offers a summary of the data, and describes national trends for enrollment in, quality of, and spending on preschool.
- The second section presents detailed profiles outlining each state's policies with respect to preschool access, quality standards, and resources for the 2007-2008 program year. In addition to providing basic program descriptions, these state profiles describe unique features of a state's program and recent changes that can be expected to alter the future Yearbook statistics on a program. Profile pages are again included for states without state-funded programs. A description of our methodology follows the state profiles.
- The last section of the report contains appendices, which are available online only. The appendices include tables that provide the complete 2007-2008 survey data obtained from every state, as well as Head Start, child care, U.S. Census, and special education data.
While parents strive to guide children's growth and development in the home, state and local governments bear primary responsibility for classroom-based education in the United States. Programs that serve young children operate under a variety of names and auspices, including the federal Head Start program as well as privately and publicly funded child care. State prekindergarten programs will play an increasingly important role as part of this larger array of programs.
The Yearbook seeks to improve the public's knowledge and understanding of state efforts to expand the availability of high-quality education to young children in the 21st century. Though this is not a resource that all of you will use, this can be interesting in seeing how the states differ in their approach, assessablility, and quality of preschool.
Limited time offer: Receive a free printed copy of the Yearbook:
To receive a free printed copy of the 2008 State Preschool Yearbook, please e-mail your name and mailing address to yearbook@nieer.org. Complimentary copies of some previous editions are also available. Or you can download the complete report.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 5:15 AM 
